Frankston line
Flinders Street ↔ Frankston — 32 stations.
About the Frankston line
The Frankston line is part of the Cross-city on the Metro Trains Melbourne network. It runs from Flinders Street to Frankston, calling at 32 stations, and runs via the City Loop in the city centre. Change at Frankston for the Stony Point line, at Caulfield for Cranbourne and Pakenham trains, at South Yarra for the Sandringham line and at Richmond for the Burnley-group lines; in the city the line runs via the City Loop and Flinders Street.
Stations on this line
The Frankston line hugs the eastern shore of Port Phillip Bay and returned to the City Loop after the Metro Tunnel "Big Switch".
Interchanges and connections
Frequently asked questions
The Frankston line is one of Melbourne’s suburban train lines, part of the Cross-city. It runs from Flinders Street to Frankston and serves 32 stations.
In the PTV timetable a trip from Flinders Street to Frankston takes about 68 minutes; express and short trips vary.
First trains run from around 5:00 am and last trains around midnight. On Friday and Saturday nights, Night Network trains run all night, roughly hourly. On weekdays trains run about every 5–6 min in the peak and every 10 min during the day, and about every 10 min at weekends (PTV timetable, October 2026).
Change at Frankston for the Stony Point line, at Caulfield for Cranbourne and Pakenham trains, at South Yarra for the Sandringham line and at Richmond for the Burnley-group lines; in the city the line runs via the City Loop and Flinders Street.