Heatherdale railway station

Heatherdale
Eastbound view from the station concourse in February 2017
Location Heatherdale Road, Ringwood
Australia
Coordinates 37°49′08″S 145°12′46″E / 37.8189°S 145.2128°E / -37.8189; 145.2128Coordinates: 37°49′08″S 145°12′46″E / 37.8189°S 145.2128°E / -37.8189; 145.2128
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Lilydale
Belgrave
Distance 24.21 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Below ground
Parking 515
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Host station
Station code HTD
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 7 September 1958
Closed 26 December 2016
Rebuilt 6 February 2017
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Lilydale line
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line
towards Belgrave

Heatherdale railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburbs of Mitcham and Ringwood, and opened on 7 September 1958.[1]

There are three separate car parking areas that serve Heatherdale station. One is just to the north of Platform 2 and is accessible from Heatherdale Road. A second car park is beside the railway line on the eastern side of Heatherdale Road, stretching towards EastLink and was redeveloped as part of its project. The Heatherdale Road entrance will no longer serve as an exit, but a new section has been added between the railway line and Maroondah Highway, and will provide the exit and a new entrance. A third parking area surrounds the power transmission pylons on Molan Street. A fourth car park, accessed from Newman Street, opened in June 2013, to replace the car parks being closed at Mitcham, as part of the Mitcham Road crossing removal works.[2]

As part of the EastLink tollway project, Heatherdale was upgraded in 2007. The works were funded by ConnectEast. Upgrades included extra parking spaces, upgraded lighting and security measures, a new pedestrian crossing at Heatherdale Road and construction of new station buildings. The original station buildings were demolished and new shelters built. New lighting and signage was also installed along the platforms.[1]

In mid-2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced its intention to proceed with the removal of the Heatherdale Road level crossing, together with the rebuilding of the station.[3] In September 2015, an alliance including Leighton Contractors, Aurecon and Hyder Consulting was formally awarded the contract. Work started in early 2016, with the level crossing removed by early February 2017.[4] The rebuilt station opened on 6 February 2017.[5]

Platforms & services

Heatherdale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[6][7]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Heatherdale station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Heatherdale station:

References

  1. 1 2 Heatherdale Vicsig
  2. ↑ Mitcham Level Crossing Removals Archived 25 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. VicRoads
  3. ↑ "Heatherdale Road, Mitcham level crossing removal". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Level Crossing Removal: Heatherdale Road, Mitcham". Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ten level crossings removed since 2015". Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Lilydale Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. ↑ Belgrave Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Route 901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Route 742 Eastland - Chadstone timetable Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
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