Heathmont railway station

Heathmont
Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2021
General information
Location	Heathmont Road, Heathmont, Victoria 3135 City of Maroondah Australia
Coordinates	37°49′42″S145°14′40″E / 37.82833°S 145.24451°E / -37.82833; 145.24451
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line	Belgrave
Distance	28.12 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	135
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes — step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	HMT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 May 1926;99 years ago (1926-05-01)
Rebuilt	1977 19 December 1982
Electrified	October 1925 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	567,343 [1]

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

Location

Heathmont railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves 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]

Heathmont platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Belgrave line	Ringwood, Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
2	Belgrave line	Upper Ferntree Gully, Belgrave		All stations

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

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "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

• Media related to Heathmont railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au