Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne

Cheltenham
Northbound view from Platform 3 in August 2012
Location	Charman Road, Cheltenham
Coordinates	37°58′01″S 145°03′17″E / 37.9670°S 145.0547°E / -37.9670; 145.0547Coordinates: 37°58′01″S 145°03′17″E / 37.9670°S 145.0547°E / -37.9670; 145.0547
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	22.43 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (2 side, 1 dock)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	300
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	CTM
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	19 December 1881
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Highett toward Flinders Street Frankston line Mentone toward Frankston

Cheltenham railway station is located on the Frankston railway line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cheltenham, and opened on 19 December 1881.^[1][2] It was designated as a Premium station on 8 March 1996.^[3]

There was previously a siding on the eastern side of the station, at the Flinders Street end.^[4] The wiring for the siding was deactivated by 1980,^[5] and was removed altogether by 1985.^[6]

A signal panel was installed in the station building in 1972, to control trains terminating at Platform 1.^[7]

Cheltenham station is a key part of the Cheltenham Major Activity Centre. In 2010, Kingston City Council proposed a major redevelopment of the station environs, including a new station forecourt with a terraced plaza, giving more prominence to the heritage listed buildings at the station, and a new taxi rank, similar to that at Mentone.^[8] The proposal is yet to be implemented. More recently, in October 2015, the station toilets were refurbished.^[9]

Accidents at Cheltenham Railway Station

On May 10, 2008 former Saddle Club star Jessica Jacobs died instantly from her injuries when she was hit by a train.^[10] In 2012 four years after Jessie Jacobs died a motorist was killed after a train accidentally hit his car.^[11]

Platforms & services

Cheltenham is served by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.^[12] It has two side platforms and one dock platform. The latter was served by one afternoon terminating service from Flinders Street, that returned empty to the city, but from 12 October 2014, extra weekday Flinders Street bound services began to use the platform.

Platform 1:

• Frankston line: terminating service from Flinders Street.

Platform 2:

• Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 3:

• Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Frankston

Transport links

Transdev Melbourne operates three bus routes via Cheltenham station:

• 600: Westfield Southland – St Kilda station^[13]
• 922: Westfield Southland – St Kilda station^[14]
• 923: Westfield Southland – St Kilda station^[15]

Ventura Bus Lines operates four bus routes via Cheltenham station:

• 811: Dandenong station – Brighton^[16]
• 812: Dandenong station – Brighton^[17]
• 822: Chadstone Shopping Centre – Sandringham station^[18]
• 828: Hampton Station – Berwick Station^[19]

See also

• Southland railway station

References

External links

• Melway