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Heathmont railway station

Heathmont station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of the same name in Victoria, Australia. It was opened on 1 May 1926, with the current station layout dating from 1982.[4][5]

Heathmont
Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2021
General information
LocationHeathmont Road,
Heathmont, Victoria 3135
City of Maroondah
Australia
Coordinates37°49′42″S 145°14′40″E / 37.82833°S 145.24451°E / -37.82833; 145.24451
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineBelgrave
Distance28.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking135
Cycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHMT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1926; 100 years ago (1926-05-01)
Rebuilt1977
19 December 1982
ElectrifiedOctober 1925
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006567,343[1]
2006–2007517,688[1] Decrease 8.75%
2007–2008507,340[1] Decrease 1.99%
2008–2009515,247[2] Increase 1.55%
2009–2010505,703[2] Decrease 1.85%
2010–2011536,326[2] Increase 6.05%
2011–2012483,563[2] Decrease 9.83%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014558,417[2] Increase 15.48%
2014–2015547,027[1] Decrease 2.03%
2015–2016568,734[2] Increase 3.96%
2016–2017459,067[2] Decrease 19.28%
2017–2018555,335[2] Increase 20.97%
2018–2019605,883[2] Increase 9.1%
2019–2020471,200[2] Decrease 22.22%
2020–2021185,950[2] Decrease 60.53%
2021–2022105,300[3] Decrease 43.37%
2022–2023137,150[3] Increase 30.24%
2023–2024150,050[3] Increase 9.41%
2024–2025199,600[3] Increase 33.02%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ringwood
towards Flinders Street
 Belgrave line Bayswater
towards Belgrave
Ringwood
Terminus
 Belgrave line
Shuttle service
Location
Map

History

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Like the suburb itself, Heathmont was named after the extensive heath and shrub-like vegetation across the elevated land in the area.[6][7]

In 1977, the station building on the city-bound platform (Platform 1) was provided.[8] On 19 December 1982, a second platform (Platform 2) was opened, as a result of the duplication of the line between Ringwood and Bayswater.[4][9]

Platforms and services

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Heathmont has two side platforms and is served by Belgrave line trains.[10]

Heathmont platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes Source
1  Belgrave line  Ringwood, Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services See City Loop for operating patterns [11]
2  Belgrave line 
 Upper Ferntree Gully, Belgrave All stations [12]


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Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Heathmont station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. 1 2 3 4 Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Transport Victoria
  4. 1 2 "Heathmont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "General News". The Age. 29 April 1926. Retrieved 28 August 2019 – via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Heathmont". Victorian Places. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). October 1977. p. 228.
  9. ↑ "SRS Showday Tour Notes Box Hill - Lilydale & Belgrave 3 November 1998" (PDF). VR History by Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ↑ "Belgrave Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Belgrave Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "679 Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - Ringwood via Canterbury Rd". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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