Highett railway station

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Highett
Station statistics
Coordinates 37°56′55″S 145°02′30″E / 37.9485°S 145.0418°E / -37.9485; 145.0418Coordinates: 37°56′55″S 145°02′30″E / 37.9485°S 145.0418°E / -37.9485; 145.0418
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code HIG
Owned by VicTrack
Myki zone 2
Station status Unmanned station
Melway map Link
Website Link, includes timetables
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Moorabbin
 Frankston line
Cheltenham
toward Frankston
Location
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Highett is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Highett, on the Frankston railway line. Highett is unmanned and is in Myki Zone 2.

Facilities

Highett is located at the northern end of the Highett Road level crossing, which provides station access.

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, while platform 2 has a smaller weatherboard building. Two Myki ticket vending machines are located at the entrances to platforms 1 and 2. These machines can dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. These Myki machines replace the previous Metcard-era machines.

Platforms, services and connecting bus services

Platform 1:

  • Frankston line - all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
  • Stony Point line - all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Buses from Highett Station

History

Highett station opened on 19 December 1881 as Highett Road, and was renamed Highett in 1885.[1] The station was built under the endorsement of Thomas Bent, who ordered the railway line be redirected through Highett, but also demanded a higher standard of departmental residences than elsewhere.[2] The current station building was erected in 1883-1884, and refurbished in 1966.[2]

In 1925 a parcel train hit a car at the nearby Wickham Road railway crossing, killing nine people inside the car. The gatekeeper was found not guilty to the charge of manslaughter, the jury finding the incident was due to the fault of the system and not through human negligence.[3] In 1932 there was a shootout between a policeman, and a burglar who was killed.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ VICSIG Infrastructure - Highett
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Highett Railway Station, Highett, VIC Profile". www.aussieheritage.com.au. Retrieved 2008-05-11. 
  3. ↑ "The Highett Railway Disaster". www.brightoncemetery.com. Retrieved 2008-05-11. 
  4. ↑ "Events in the Past: Shooting at Highett: Man Dies". localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2008-05-11. 
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