Heyington railway station

Heyington railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 24 March 1890[1] and serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Toorak.

Heyington
Heyington railway station in 2014, looking north.
LocationHeyington Place, Toorak
Coordinates37°50′05″S 145°01′22″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Glen Waverley
Distance7.12 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeHEY
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 March 1890
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Burnley
Glen Waverley line
Kooyong
towards Glen Waverley

The current station building on Platform 1 was provided in 1975.[2] Parcel facilities were also abolished around this time.[3]

Platforms & services

Heyington has two side platforms connected by a footbridge. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs only, making Heyington the only railway station in Melbourne not to have disabled access.[4] It is served by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line trains.[5]

St Kevin's College is located adjacent to platform 2.

Platforms 1:

Platform 2:

References
  1. Heyington Vicsig
  2. "Glen Waverley". Victorian Railways. VicRail. July 1975. p. 103.
  3. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1975. p. 68.
  4. Accessible trains Public Transport Victoria
  5. "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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