Heatherdale railway station

Heatherdale railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburbs of Mitcham and Ringwood, and opened on 7 September 1958.[1]

Heatherdale
Eastbound view from the station concourse in February 2017
LocationHeatherdale Road, Ringwood
Australia
Coordinates37°49′08″S 145°12′46″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Distance24.21 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking515
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codeHTD
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 September 1958
Closed26 December 2016
Rebuilt6 February 2017
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Mitcham
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Ringwood
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Ringwood
towards Belgrave

There are three separate car parking areas that serve Heatherdale station. One is just to the north of Platform 2 and is accessible from Heatherdale Road. A second car park is beside the railway line on the eastern side of Heatherdale Road, stretching towards EastLink and was redeveloped as part of its project. The Heatherdale Road entrance will no longer serve as an exit, but a new section has been added between the railway line and Maroondah Highway, and will provide the exit and a new entrance. A third parking area surrounds the power transmission pylons on Molan Street. A fourth car park, accessed from Newman Street, opened in June 2013, to replace the car parks being closed at Mitcham, as part of the Mitcham Road crossing removal works.[2]

As part of the EastLink tollway project, Heatherdale was upgraded in 2007. The works were funded by ConnectEast. Upgrades included extra parking spaces, upgraded lighting and security measures, a new pedestrian crossing at Heatherdale Road and construction of new station buildings. The original station buildings were demolished and new shelters built. New lighting and signage was also installed along the platforms. The 2007 station buildings were demolished 9 years later due to level crossing removal.[1]

In mid-2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced its intention to proceed with the removal of the Heatherdale Road level crossing, together with the rebuilding of the station.[3] In September 2015, an alliance including Leighton Contractors, Aurecon and Hyder Consulting was formally awarded the contract. Work started in early 2016, with the level crossing removed by early February 2017.[4] The rebuilt station opened on 6 February 2017.[5]

Platforms & services

Heatherdale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[6][7]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Heatherdale station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Heatherdale station:

  • Original Platform 1 building in November 2006 prior to demolition
  • Eastbound view from Platform 2 in December 2013 before its demolition due to the level crossing removal
  • Rebuilt entrance to Heatherdale station in February 2017
  • Original station site in February 2017

References
  1. Heatherdale Vicsig
  2. Mitcham Level Crossing Removals Archived 25 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine VicRoads
  3. "Heatherdale Road, Mitcham level crossing removal". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  4. "Level Crossing Removal: Heatherdale Road, Mitcham". Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. "Ten level crossings removed since 2015". Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "742 Eastland - Chadstone via Vermont South & Glen Waverley & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria.
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