Mentone railway station, Melbourne

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Mentone
Station information

Code	MEN
Distance from Flinders St	23.1 km
Lines	Frankston
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Premium station
Metlink profile	Link
Metcard Zone	2

Mentone is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Mentone, on the Frankston railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 2.

Mentone is classed as a Premium Station.

[edit] Location

The station is located at the southern end of the Balcombe Road level crossing. Shops are located near the station.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large weatherboard building with a ticket office inside while platform 2 contains a small weatherboard building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.

Both platforms can be accessed via Balcombe Road.

[edit] History

Mentone station originally opened on Monday, 19 December 1881 as Balcombe Road. It was later renamed to Balcombe in 1882 before being renamed again to Mentone in 1884.

Station Navigation
Frankston line
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