Chatham railway station, Melbourne
Chatham railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Surrey Hills opening on 1 April 1927 with the current island platform only.[1]
Chatham | |||||||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 3 in May 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Stanley Terrace, Surrey Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′27″S 145°05′19″E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lilydale Belgrave | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 12.95 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | CHM | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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Platform 3 was built when services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended through the station to Box Hill in December 1971.[2]
The station gets its name from the nearby Chatham Road.[3]
Platforms & services
Chatham has one island platform and one side platform. Platforms 1 & 2 (island platform) has a large red brick building while the non-aligned platform 3 features a small weatherboard shelter. Both platforms are linked by an underpass. Chatham is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[4][5]
Platforms 1:
- Lilydale line: all stations and limited services to Flinders Street
- Belgrave line: all stations and limited services to Flinders Street
Platforms 2:
- Lilydale line: all stations services to Lilydale
- Belgrave line: all stations services to Belgrave
Platforms 3:
- Lilydale line: weekday all stations services to Lilydale
- Belgrave line: weekday all stations services to Belgrave
- Lilydale line & Belgrave line: weekday services to Blackburn during peak hours.
References
- Chatham Vicsig
- SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
- "New railway station". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 30 March 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 11 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au