Chatham railway station, Melbourne

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Chatham
Station information

Code	CHM
Distance from Flinders St	11.7 km
Line	Lilydale, Belgrave
Number of platforms	3
Number of tracks	3
Station status	Unmanned station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station	Not available
Google map of station	Link
Zone location	1 & 2 overlap

Chatham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Surrey Hills on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. It is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.

Chatham station is unmanned.

[edit] Location

The station is located between Stanley Terrance and Kingston Road.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format.

Platforms 1 & 2 are an island platform with a large red brick building and have a reasonable roof-sheltered open area. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance gates to platforms, which is able to dispense most ticketing options and also accept credit cards, notes and coins. Platform 1 carries city-bound trains only. Platform 2 carries city bound trains in the morning, and outbound trains in the afternoon.

Platform 3 has a small sheltered waiting area at the platform entry gate. It is offset from the island platform. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance gate. Platform 3 carries outbound trains only.

A subway is located underneath the station, allowing access to all platforms from both Stanley Terrance and Kingston Road.