Centre Road, Bentleigh

Level crossing removed by lowering the rail line into a trench
New Bentleigh Station with improved safety and accessibility
Three crossings gone on the Frankston Line in Ormond, McKinnon and Bentleigh

The level crossing at Centre Road, Bentleigh was removed by lowering the rail line into a trench.

It was removed at the same time as the level crossings at North Road, Ormond and McKinnon Road, McKinnon.

New stations were built at Bentleigh, Mckinnon and Ormond. The new stations are safer, more user friendly and fully accessible, with lifts, ramps and stairs down to platforms below ground level in the new rail cutting.

These level crossings were some of Melbourne's worst, with boom gates down for up to 45 minutes of the morning peak.

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The North Road, McKinnon Road and Centre Road level crossings were removed, and the new stations opened in 2016.

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26 June 2017

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Traffic waiting at the Centre Road, Bentleigh level crossing. — Traffic stuck at the Centre Road boom gates waiting for a train to pass through.

People carrying a train boom gate at night. — Removing our second set of boom gates.

Piling machine and digger next to Frankston line train. — Piling and early construction was completed with trains still running.

Digging dirt to form trench — Construction of the trench continues.

Digging under the road — About to start digging the trench under Centre Road.

Aerial view of Bentleigh trench — Aerial view of the trench almost complete and road re-built.

Ramp down to the Bentleigh platforms — Lowered Bentleigh Station platforms in the trench.

On behalf of the Victorian Government, the Level Crossing Removal Project is removing 110 dangerous and congested level crossings across Melbourne by 2030.

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