Chatham railway station, Melbourne

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Chatham
PTV commuter rail station
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Westbound view from Platform 3 in May 2014
General information
LocationStanley Terrace,
Surrey Hills, Victoria 3127
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates 37°49′27″S145°05′19″E / 37.8242°S 145.0887°E / -37.8242; 145.0887
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)
Distance12.98 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking10
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCHM
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 April 1927;96 years ago (1927-04-01)
Rebuilt19 December 1971
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers
2005–2006176,321 [1]
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towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Union
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Former services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
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towards Flinders Street 		  Lilydale line   Surrey Hills
towards Lilydale or Belgrave
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Track layout
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Chatham railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Surrey Hills, and it opened on 1 April 1927. [4]

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History

Chatham station opened on 1 April 1927, [4] and was named after nearby Chatham Road. [5]

The station originally opened with the current island platform only. In December 1971, Platform 3 was provided when services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended through the station to Box Hill. [6]

Platforms and services

Chatham has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Platforms 1 and 2 (island platform) has a large red brick building, while the non-aligned Platform 3 features a small weatherboard shelter. All three platforms are linked by an underpass.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services. [7] [8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. 1 2 "Chatham". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "New railway station". The Age . Victoria, Australia. 30 March 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 11 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN   0-909459-06-1.
  7. ↑ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ↑ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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