Heathmont railway station
37°49′42″S 145°14′40″E / 37.82833°S 145.24451°E / -37.82833; 145.24451
Southern Cross
19 December 1982
(1500 V DC overhead)
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Ringwood towards Flinders Street | Belgrave line | Bayswater towards Belgrave | ||
Ringwood Terminus | Belgrave line Shuttle services |
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Heathmont railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Heathmont in Victoria, Australia. Heathmont is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 May 1926, with the current station was provided in 1982.[4][5]
History
Heathmont station opened on 1 May 1926 and, like the suburb itself, was named after the extensive heath and shrub-like vegetation across the elevated land in the area.[6][7]
In 1977, the station building on the city-bound platform (Platform 1) was provided.[8] On 19 December 1982, a second platform (Platform 2) was provided at the station, as part of the duplication of the line between Ringwood and Bayswater.[4][9]
Platforms and services
Heathmont has two side platforms. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[10]
Platform 1:
- Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood
Platform 2:
- Belgrave line all stations services to Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Heathmont station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 679 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Ringwood station[11]
Gallery
- Station building and entrance, June 2006
- Northbound view from Platform 1, June 2006
- Station building on Platform 2, November 2019
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b "Heathmont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "General News". The Age. 29 April 1926. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Heathmont". Victorian Places. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1977. p. 228.
- ^ "SRS Showday Tour Notes Box Hill - Lilydale & Belgrave 3 November 1998" (PDF). VR History by Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "679 Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - Ringwood via Canterbury Rd". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
External links
- Media related to Heathmont railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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