Frankston railway station
Frankston railway station, in Victoria, Australia, is the terminus of the suburban electrified Frankston line and diesel-hauled services on the Stony Point line. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Frankston, and opened on 1 August 1882.
Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2019
Former station forecourt and entrance, prior to being demolished in 2018, January 2006
A60 waits to depart Platform 2 with a Stony Point service, April 2008
Southbound view, with the new station building under construction, July 2018
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 kilometres (26.5 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Frankston station in the south-east, serving 28 stations via South Yarra, Caulfield, Moorabbin, and Mordialloc. The line continues to Stony Point on the non-electrified Stony Point line. The line operates for approximately 20 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 5 to 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.
Recently rebuilt Bonbeach station on the Frankston line
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