Belgrave railway station
- This article is about the suburban railway station. For the Puffing Billy Railway station, see Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station
Belgrave | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in April 2006 | |||||||||||
| Location | Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Belgrave | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°54′33″S 145°21′19″E / 37.90908°S 145.35526°ECoordinates: 37°54′33″S 145°21′19″E / 37.90908°S 145.35526°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Belgrave | ||||||||||
| Distance | 42.69 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 140 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | BEG | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 18 December 1900 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 30 April 1954 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 19 February 1962 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Belgrave railway station is the terminus of the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Belgrave opening as Monbulk on 18 December 1900, being renamed Belgrave on 21 November 1904.[1] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 2 July 1996.[2]
The station was originally on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow gauge line. It, along with the rest of the line, closed on 30 April 1954, reopening on 19 February 1962 when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to broad gauge.[1]
The Puffing Billy Railway's Belgrave station is located 100 metres north of the station and is accessible via a short footpath.
The current station is located further down the line than the original narrow-gauge station (which was approximately where the current station car park is located).
Platforms & services
Belgrave has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.[3]
Platforms 1:
- Belgrave line: services to & from Flinders Street
Platforms 2:
- Belgrave line: services to & from Flinders Street
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operate five routes to and from Belgrave station:
- 663: to Lilydale station[4]
- 693: to Oakleigh station[5]
- 694: to Olinda[6]
- 695: to Gembrook[7]
- 697: to Belgrave South[8]
References
- 1 2 Belgrave Vicsig
- ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- ↑ Belgrave Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 663 Belgrave - Lilydale timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 693 Belgrave - Oakleigh timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 694 Olinda - Belgrave timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 695 Belgrave - Gembrook timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 697 Belgrave - Belgrave South timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Belgrave railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons