Bentleigh railway station

Bentleigh
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 3, March 2025
General information
LocationNicholson Street,
Bentleigh, Victoria 3204
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°55′03″S 145°02′13″E / 37.9175°S 145.0369°E / -37.9175; 145.0369
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance16.52 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking109
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1881 (1881-12-19)
Rebuilt29 August 2016 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesEast Brighton (1881-1907)
Passengers
2005-2006756,552
2006-2007818,722 8.21%
2007-2008854,967 4.42%
2008-2009990,000 15.79%
2009-20101,029,000 3.94%
2010-20111,006,000 2.23%
2011-2012898,000 10.74%
2012-2013Not measured
2013-2014785,000 12.58%
2014-2015737,989 5.98%
2015-2016612,593 16.99%
2016-2017559,528 8.66%
2017-2018766,858 37.05%
2018-2019727,900 5.04%
2019-2020515,100 29.23%
2020-2021299,650 41.8%
2021–2022344,350 14.91%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
McKinnon Frankston line Patterson
towards Frankston
Track layout
1
3
2

Bentleigh railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Bentleigh, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bentleigh station is a below ground premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 19 December 1881, with the current station provided in 2016.

Initially opened as East Brighton, the station was given its current name of Bentleigh on 1 May 1907.