Heathmont railway station

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Heathmont
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound View Heathmont.jpeg
Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2021
LocationHeathmont Road,
Heathmont, Victoria 3135
City of Maroondah
Australia
Coordinates37°49′42″S 145°14′40″E / 37.82833°S 145.24451°E / -37.82833; 145.24451Coordinates: 37°49′42″S 145°14′40″E / 37.82833°S 145.24451°E / -37.82833; 145.24451
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Belgrave
Distance28.12 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking135
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeHMT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1926
Rebuilt1977
19 December 1982
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (1925)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Ringwood
towards Flinders Street
 Belgrave line Bayswater
towards Belgrave
Ringwood
Terminus
 Belgrave line
Shuttle services
Track layout
Legend
to Ringwood
1
2
Bungalook Creek
to Bayswater

Heathmont railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Heathmont, and it opened on 1 May 1926.[1][2]

A second platform was provided at the station on 19 December 1982, as part of the duplication of the line between Ringwood and Bayswater.[1][3] The station building on the citybound platform (Platform 1) had been provided earlier, in 1977.[4]

Platforms and services[]

Heathmont has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.[5]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Transport links[]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Heathmont station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  679 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Ringwood station[6]

Gallery[]

  • Station entrance in June 2006

  • Northbound view from Platform 1 in June 2006

  • Station building on Platform 2 in November 2019

References[]

  1. ^ a b Heathmont Vicsig
  2. ^ "General News". The Age. 29 April 1926. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ VR History by Andrew Waugh
  4. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1977. p. 228.
  5. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ^ "679 Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - Ringwood via Canterbury Rd". Public Transport Victoria.

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