WORKS on the new Parkdale Station finished last week, with an event held to mark the completion of construction. After a Welcome to Country by Mark Brown, visitors to the station enjoyed live music, food, face painting, a petting zoo, and pop-up stalls. The new station opened for commuters in mid-2024 while finishing touches were being undertaken. The Warrigal and Parkers Road level crossings are now gone for good.
The completion of Parkdale Station comes as construction crews pick up the pace to finish the level crossing removals at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale A rail bridge will be built to replace the two level crossings, and the Bear Street crossing in Mordialloc will close permanently.
Construction crews have begun piling for the foundations of the new elevated rail bridge and positioning overhead electrical infrastructure into place. More than 1.2 kilometres of trenching has been completed so far.
The new Mordialloc Station is expected to open next year. The state government plans to make the Frankston railway line level crossing-free by 2029.
First published in the Frankston Times – 3 June 2025