Chelsea railway station is a

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way station on the

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, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Chelsea, in

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, Victoria, Australia. Chelsea station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 4 February 1907, with the current station provided in 2021.

History

Chelsea station opened on 4 February 1907 and, like the suburb itself, was named after Chelsea in

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. The name was suggested by local farmer Bertha Black, whose mother was originally from Chelsea. In 1977,

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s replaced interlocked gates at the former Chelsea Road

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, which was located at the up end of the station. The interlocked frame was also abolished at this time, replaced by a control panel within the former

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. In 1984, the

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for a siding at the station was removed and, in 1987, the siding was abolished. In 2003, the control panel was permanently switched out. In 2004, a

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that was located at the Frankston end of the station was abolished. On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011

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, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Chelsea to a

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, along with nineteen others. However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government. On 9 December 2019, the

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released designs for the removal of the Chelsea Road level crossing and the rebuilding of the station, with contracts for the removal of the level crossing signed two days later, on 11 December. In 2020, construction started and, on 25 July 2021, the station was closed for demolition. On 22 November of that year, the rebuilt station opened to passengers, along with nearby Edithvale and Bonbeach. The line was rebuilt below in a

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, with the level crossing permanently closed to road vehicles, and nearby Thames Promenade extended to the

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Platforms and services

Chelsea has two

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s. It is serviced by Metro Trains'

services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street,

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and Williamstown Platform 2: * all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one

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to and from Chelsea station, under contract to

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: *

: to Westfield

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operates three routes via Chelsea station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to Mordialloc (off-peak only) * : to Dandenong station * : Edithvale – Aspendale Gardens SkyBus also operates a service to

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via Chelsea station.

Gallery

File:ChelseaEntrance.jpg, Station building and

entrance to the former ground level Platform 1, August 2007 File:ChelseaStation.jpg, Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 2, September 2007 File:Station chelsea 1.jpg, Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, November 2007 File:Chelsea railway station, Melbourne 2010.jpg, Southbound view of the former ground level station viewed from the former Station Street level crossing, March 2010 File:Chelseastationnorthbound.jpg, Northbound view from Platform 1, November 2021 File:Chelseastationnov2021 b.jpg, Station building and entrance from

, May 2022

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Frankston=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1907 Railway stations in the City of Kingston (Victoria)