Chelsea railway station, Melbourne

Chelsea railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Chelsea, opening on 4 February 1907.[1]

Chelsea
Southbound view in March 2010
LocationNepean Highway, Chelsea
Coordinates38°03′07″S 145°06′57″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Frankston
Distance33.37 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking130
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeCSA
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 February 1907
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Edithvale
Frankston line
Bonbeach
towards Frankston

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Chelsea Road level crossing in 1977. The interlocked frame was also abolished at this time, replaced by a control panel.[2]

Platforms & services

Chelsea has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[3]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route to and from Chelsea station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate three routes via Chelsea station:

  • Nepean Highway entrance to Platform 1 in August 2007
  • Northbound view from Platform 2 in September 2007
  • Northbound view from Platform 1 in November 2007

References
  1. Chelsea Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1977. p. 14.
  3. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. "902 Chelsea - Airport West (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "706 Mordialloc - Aspendale - Edithvale - Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "857 Chelsea - Dandenong via Patterson Lakes". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "858 Edithvale - Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria.
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