Cheltenham railway station, Victoria

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	356
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
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 Southland toward Flinders Street Frankston line Mentone toward Frankston

Cheltenham railway station is located on the Frankston railway line in Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1881, the station serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cheltenham.

Cheltenham railway station was one of the earliest railway stations on the Frankston railway line, having opened on 19 December 1881. A signal panel was installed in the station building in 1972, to control trains terminating at Platform 1. There was previously a siding on the eastern side of the station, at the Flinders Street end. The wiring for the siding was deactivated by 1980, and was removed altogether by 1985.

The station was designated as a Premium station on 8 March 1996.

In 2010, Cheltenham station was identified as a key part of the Cheltenham Major Activity Centre by the then-Brumby State Government as part of their Melbourne 2030 strategic planning policy framework. 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. The proposal had not been implemented. More recently, in October 2015, the station toilets were refurbished.

In February 2017, it was announced that as part of the Andrews State Government's crossings removal project, Cheltenham station will be redeveloped into a rail trench – as to negate the rail crossings at Charman and Park roads. The trench, at 1.26 kilometres (0.78 miles) in length, will be at least 30 metres wide; this will facilitate the re-reinstatement of the station's third track (platform 1; currently in–use as a dock) into a duplication of the 'to Frankston' track. Road bridges will be constructed over the rail-line for both Charman and Park roads. Furthermore, a multi–deck car-park will be built within the station's existing car–park.