Mitcham railway station, Melbourne

Mitcham

Eastbound view from Platform 2 in January 2014
Location Mitcham Road, Mitcham
Coordinates 37°49′05″S 145°11′31″E / 37.8180°S 145.1920°E / -37.8180; 145.1920Coordinates: 37°49′05″S 145°11′31″E / 37.8180°S 145.1920°E / -37.8180; 145.1920
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Lilydale
Belgrave
Distance 22.47 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Below ground
Parking 700
Bicycle facilities 22
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code MCH
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 25 December 1882
Closed 2 January 2014
Rebuilt 25 January 2014
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Lilydale line
toward Lilydale
Belgrave line
toward Belgrave

Mitcham railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mitcham opening on 25 December 1882.[1] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 4 April 1996.[2]

As part of the grade separation project to replace the Mitcham Road and Rooks Road level crossings, the original station closed on 2 January 2014 and was replaced by a new below ground station that opened on 25 January 2014.[3][4]

Until the 1970s a shunting yard and goods shed existed where the southern car park exists today. Tracks remained embedded in the car park surface of that time, enabling parking for the great majority of the time when trains did not use the yard.

Facilities, platforms & services

Platform 1 building of the old station prior to demolition.

Mitcham has two side platforms with a concourse above on ground level. The concourse features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room, toilets and a cafe. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs and ramps. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[5][6]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Transport links

Transdev Melbourne operates three routes to and from Mitcham station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate four routes to and from Mitcham station:

References

  1. ↑ Mitcham Vicsig
  2. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). October 1997. p. 310.
  3. ↑ Mitcham level crossing removals VicRoads
  4. ↑ Mitcham Level Crossing Removals Vicsig
  5. ↑ Lilydale Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  6. ↑ Belgrave Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. ↑ Route 270 Box Hill – Mitcham timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Route 370 Ringwood – Mitcham timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Route 907 City - Mitcham timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Route 736 Mitcham - Blackburn timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Route 738 Mitcham - Knox City timetable Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ Route 740 Mitcham - Vermont East timetable Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Route 765 Mitcham - Box Hill timetable Public Transport Victoria

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