WORKS on the Frankston railway line are progressing, with the beams for the new rail bridges in Mordialloc and Aspendale now being lifted into place and a date set for the reconnection of the line to the City Loop.
The state government is currently building rail bridges to replace the level crossings at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale as part of its bid to make the Frankston line level-crossing-free by 2029. L-shaped beams up to 31 metres long are now being positioned into place.
The Mordialloc and Apsendale level crossings are set to be removed and the new Mordialloc Station will open in 2026.
Elsewhere on the line, buses are set to replace trains from 9pm Wednesday 7 January to the last train on Sunday 11 January as crews work on reconnecting the Frankston line to the City Loop. Frankston line trains are scheduled to return to the loop on 1 February after the full launch of the Metro Tunnel project.
First published in the Frankston Times – 2 December 2025