Heathmont railway station

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Heathmont
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound View Heathmont.jpeg
Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2021
General information
LocationHeathmont 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
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Belgrave
Distance28.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking135
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHMT
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1926;98 years ago (1926-05-01)
Rebuilt1977
19 December 1982
ElectrifiedOctober 1925
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006567,343 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Ringwood
towards Flinders Street
Belgrave line Bayswater
towards Belgrave
Ringwood
Terminus
 Belgrave line
Shuttle services

Heathmont railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, serving 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]

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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]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

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