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Heathmont railway station

Heathmont railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Heathmont, and opened on 1 May 1926.[4][5]

Heathmont
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2021
General information
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; 145.24451
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Belgrave
Distance28.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking135
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHMT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1926; 97 years ago (1926-05-01)
Rebuilt1977
19 December 1982
ElectrifiedOctober 1925
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006567,343[1]
2006–2007517,688[1] Decrease 8.75%
2007–2008507,340[1] Decrease 1.99%
2008–2009515,247[2] Increase 1.55%
2009–2010505,703[2] Decrease 1.85%
2010–2011536,326[2] Increase 6.05%
2011–2012483,563[2] Decrease 9.83%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014558,417[2] Increase 15.48%
2014–2015547,027[1] Decrease 2.03%
2015–2016568,734[2] Increase 3.96%
2016–2017459,067[2] Decrease 19.28%
2017–2018555,335[2] Increase 20.97%
2018–2019605,883[2] Increase 9.1%
2019–2020471,200[2] Decrease 22.22%
2020–2021185,950[2] Decrease 60.53%
2021–2022105,300[3] Decrease 43.37%
2022–2023137,150[3] Increase 30.24%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ringwood
towards Flinders Street
 Belgrave line Bayswater
towards Belgrave
Ringwood
Terminus
 Belgrave line
Shuttle services

History edit

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 edit

Heathmont has two side platforms. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links edit

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

  •  679 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Ringwood station[11]

Gallery edit

  •  
    Station entrance in June 2006
  •  
    Northbound view from Platform 1 in June 2006
  •  
    Station building on Platform 2 in November 2019

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Heathmont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "General News". The Age. 29 April 1926. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Heathmont". Victorian Places. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1977. p. 228.
  9. ^ "SRS Showday Tour Notes Box Hill - Lilydale & Belgrave 3 November 1998" (PDF). VR History by Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "679 Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - Ringwood via Canterbury Rd". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

External links edit

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