Frankston line
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The Frankston line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's third-longest metropolitan railway line, at 42.7 kilom
An Alstom Comeng train at Seaford station, January 2026
The line was opened by Minister for Railways Thomas Bent in 1881
Chelsea station following the duplication in 1910
The original bridge over the Patterson River (pictured here) was rebuilt in 1974
Comeng (train)
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The Comeng is a class of electric multiple unit operating on the suburban railway network of Melbourne. Built by their namesake Commonwealth Engineering, the trains were introduced in 1981 as a replac
Frankston line
…10 minutes are operated with services every 10–20 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Frankston line run with a two three-car formations of Comeng, Siemens Nexas, and X'Trapolis 100 trainsets. Sections of the Frankston line opened as early as 1881, with the line fully extended to Frankston in 1882…
Alstom-refurbished Comeng 571M on a Werribee-bound service near Westona Station, November 2023
Interior of an Alstom-refurbished Comeng with life extension upgrades
A now-scrapped unrefurbished Comeng carriage in its original Metropolitan Transit Authority livery
An M>Train liveried Comeng 477M as delivered after refurbishment by EDi Rail. The brand went defunct in 2004, leaving Connex to take over all Comeng operations.