Heatherdale railway station, Melbourne

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Heatherdale
Station information

Code	HTD
Distance from Flinders St	23 km
Line	Lilydale, Belgrave
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Station status	Host Station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station	Not available
Google map of station	Link
Zone location	2 & 3 Overlap

An artists impression of the new buildings at Heatherdale Station

Heatherdale is a railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. The station is 23 km from Flinders Street Station and is in Metcard Zones 2+3 overlap.

The station is a Host Station, meaning that it is staffed during morning peak hours. Heatherdale is popular with commuters despite being only a host station because it is the last station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines to be covered by Zone 2 ticketing. The buildings are only very basic being built in the 1960s and 1970s with cost saving gummint pebble-mix.

[edit] Station Redevelopment

As part of the EastLink tollway project, Heatherdale station along with three others along the freeway will be upgraded. The works are being funded by ConnectEast. Upgrades to Heatherdale Station will include extra parking spaces, upgraded lighting and security measures, a new pedestrian crossing at Heatherdale Road and construction of new station buildings. A construction contract is expected to be awarded in late 2006.