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First day of the new Bentleigh station on Melbourne's Frankston line. 29 August 2016.
Choir: Sing Australia.
Opening day of the rebuilt Ormond railway station on the Frankston line following grade separation of railway and North Rd. 29 August 2016. Band: Kilvington College.
August 1, 2016 was the first morning of usage for the rebuilt McKinnon Station. McKinnon Station had to be rebuilt as part of the project to remove road/rail level crossings at North, McKinnon and Centre Rd on the Frankston line. McKinnon Station was the first to open - Ormond and Bentleigh will follow later this month.
The road/rail grade separation works and rebuilding of stations meant that Frankston line train passengers had to board replacement buses during June/July 2016. This video shows the temporary bus interchanges and passenger movements at Moorabbin and Caulfield.
Reconstruction of railway and stations at Bentleigh, McKinnon and Ormond following the grade separation of Centre, McKinnon and North roads. July 10, 2016.
Progress on the work to grade separate road from rail at Centre Rd (Bentleigh), McKinnon Rd (McKinnon) and North Rd (Ormond). As viewed from train on 10 June 2016.
Video showing progress of grade separations works at Ormond, McKinnon and Bentleigh Station. This footage was taken on Thursday March 10, 2016 when the line is still operating. Later in the month the line will be closed to allow demolition of station buildings and further work.
