Mitcham railway station, Melbourne

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Mitcham
PTV commuter rail station
New Mitcham Station.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 1 in January 2014
LocationMitcham Road, Mitcham, Victoria 3132
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′05″S 145°11′31″E / 37.8180°S 145.1920°E / -37.8180; 145.1920Coordinates: 37°49′05″S 145°11′31″E / 37.8180°S 145.1920°E / -37.8180; 145.1920
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Distance22.47 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking700
Bicycle facilities22
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeMCH
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 December 1882
Closed2 January 2014
Rebuilt25 January 2014
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2008-20091.130 million[1]
2009-20101.095 million[1] Decrease 3.1%
2010-20111.185 million[1] Increase 8.22%
2011-20121.121 million[1] Decrease 5.4%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.935 million[1] Decrease 16.59%
2014-20151.139 million Increase 21.81%
2015-20161.339 million Increase 17.6%
2016-20171.058 million Decrease 7.1%
2017-20181.208 million Increase 14.2%
2018-20191.241 million Increase 2.73%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Nunawading
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Heatherdale
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Heatherdale
towards Belgrave
Track layout
Legend
to Nunawading
1
2
to Heatherdale

Mitcham railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mitcham, and it opened on 25 December 1882.[2]

Until the 1970s, a shunting yard and goods shed existed where the southern car park exists today. Tracks remained embedded in the car park surface of that time, enabling parking for the great majority of the time when trains did not use the yard. In 1979, the station was one of three used as trial sites for new bike lockers under the Melbourne Bicycle Strategy, either for occasional, monthly or quarterly hire.[3] Goods services at the station ceased by 1985.[2]

The former station buildings were provided in 1989, when the former signal box was relocated into the new building.[2] It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 4 April 1996.[4]

As part of the grade separation project to replace the Mitcham Road and Rooks Road level crossings, the original station closed on 2 January 2014, and was replaced by a new below-ground station that opened on 25 January 2014.[5][6]

Until their removal in 2014 due to the level crossing removals, a crossover and siding were located at the Up end of the station.[2]

The station was due to receive an upgraded commuter car park, following a 2019 commitment by the federal government. However, this was scrapped in 2021.[7]

Facilities, platforms and services[]

Mitcham has two side platforms with a concourse above on ground level. The concourse features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room, toilets and a café. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs, lifts and ramps.

The station is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[8][9]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Transport links[]

Transdev Melbourne operates four routes via Mitcham station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operate four routes to and from Mitcham station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery[]

  • Platform 1 building of the old station in April 2013, prior to demolition

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1])
  2. ^ a b c d Mitcham Vicsig
  3. ^ Network, Railways of Australia, September 1979, Vol.16 No.7 p.28
  4. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  5. ^ Mitcham level crossing removals Archived 25 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine VicRoads
  6. ^ Mitcham Level Crossing Removals Vicsig
  7. ^ "Morrison government pulls $50m promised for station car parks". 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "270 Box Hill - Mitcham via Blackburn North". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "370 Mitcham - Ringwood via Ringwood North". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "736 Mitcham - Blackburn via Vermont South & Glen Waverley & Forest Hill". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "738 Mitcham - Knox City via Knox Private Hospital & Wantirna Secondary College". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "740 Mitcham - Vermont East via Reserve Avenue & Churinga Avenue". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "765 Mitcham - Box Hill via Brentford Square & Forest Hill & Blackburn". Public Transport Victoria.

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