Heathmont railway station
Heathmont | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°49′42″S 145°14′40″E / 37.82833°S 145.24451°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unmanned station | ||||||||||
Station code | HMT | ||||||||||
Website | Link, includes timetables | ||||||||||
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Heathmont is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Heathmont, on the Belgrave railway line. Heathmont is unmanned and is in Public Transport Victoria Zone 2.
Station overview
Facilities
Heathmont is located at the northern end of the Canterbury Road overpass and between Heathmont Road and Campbell Street, with station access from the latter two.
The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A coin only Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. Additional myki ticket vending machines are located at the entrances to platform 1 & platform 2.
History
Heathmont station opened on 1 May 1926.[1] A second platform was provided in 1982, as part of the duplication of the line between Ringwood and Bayswater.[2]
Platforms, services and connecting bus services
Platform 1:
- Belgrave line – all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Belgrave line - all stations and limited stops services to Belgrave
Buses from Heathmount Station
- 679 Chirnside Park
- 679 Ringwood via Chirnside Park Shopping Centre, Maroondah Highway, Lilydale Station, Hereford Road, Birmingham Road, Channel Road, Swansea Road, Canterbury Road, Ringwood Station (route deviation via Eastland Shopping Cente).
Gallery
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Main station building
References