Surrey Hills railway station

Surrey Hills railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Surrey Hills opening on 13 August 1883.[2]

Surrey Hills
Eastbound view from Platform 3 in May 2014
Location	Bedford Avenue, Surrey Hills
Coordinates	37°49′26″S 145°05′56″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave
Distance	13.84 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	350
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	SHL
Fare zone	Myki zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	13 August 1883
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2008-2009	0.726 million[1]
2009-2010	0.772 million[1]  6.34%
2010-2011	0.764 million[1]  1.04%
2011-2012	0.690 million[1]  9.69%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	0.823 million[1]  19.28%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Chatham towards Flinders Street Lilydale line Mont Albert towards Lilydale Belgrave line Mont Albert towards Belgrave

Two trains ran to Lilydale each day and five only to Box Hill. Engineers were initially unwilling to allow trains to stop at Surrey Hills claiming potential difficulties with the gradient, and also that there was not enough traffic to warrant the stop.

In April 1883 a deputation asked for Surrey Hills to be a flag station so that passengers wishing to detrain could inform the guard of this at the previous station, while those wishing to join the train could show a red flag or a red lamp at night. By August 1883 trains would stop on request. On 1 September 1883 Surrey Hills station was brought into regular service. Surrey Hills station first appeared in the Victorian Railways Working Timetable on 15 October 1883.

The double line came into use on 9 December 1888 when a second platform was provided on the north side of the line. By the 1930s a small goods yard was provided to the south of the station, in what is now a carpark. The connection to the mainline was at the Box Hill end of the station.[3] The signal box and goods yard was removed in 1966 to allow track amplification works to be carried out. The present station building was provided, and the then citybound platform converted to an island platform. Services on the third track from East Camberwell extended though the station to Box Hill in December 1971.[4]

Surrey Hills was upgraded to a Premium station in June 2001.

In 2016, two people were killed when a motor vehicle and an express down service X'Trapolis train collided at the Surrey Hills Level Crossing. Severe damage resulted to the train and the vehicle when the vehicle was dragged 150 meters before coming to a mangled rest between the station platform and train. The station underpass was also damaged. The investigation is ongoing.[5]

On 2 December 2020, it was announced that the level crossings at Union and Mont Albert Roads would be fast-tracked for removal by 2023. The project will involve the closure of both Surrey Hills and nearby Mont Albert station, with a new, premium station between the two current stations. Early construction is expected to begin in 2021.[6]

Platforms & services

Surrey Hills has one island platform (platforms 1 & 2) and a side platform (platform 3) linked by an underpass. The island platform features a large brick building which features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets. Platform 3 features a small brick building. Surrey Hills is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[7][8]

Platforms 1:

• Lilydale line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
• Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platforms 2:

• Lilydale line: all stations and limited stops services to Lilydale
• Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Belgrave

Platforms 3:

• Lilydale line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Lilydale
• Belgrave line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Belgrave
• Lilydale line & Belgrave line: weekday all stations services to Blackburn

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Surrey Hills station:

• 612: Box Hill Station – Chadstone Shopping Centre[9]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Surrey Hills station:

• 766: Box Hill Station – Burwood[10]

References

1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link))
2. Surrey Hills Vicsig
3. "Victorian Railways: East Camberwell to Box Hill diagram 5' 30". signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
4. SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
5. Calligeros, Nick Toscano, Marissa (14 September 2016). "Horror crash: Car crushed after colliding with train at Surrey Hills station". The Age. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
6. "Surrey Hills and Mont Albert crossings removal fast-tracked | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
7. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
8. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "612 Box Hill - Chadstone via Surrey Hills & Camberwell & Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
10. "766 Box Hill - Burwood via Surrey Hills". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au