Chatham railway station, Melbourne

Chatham

Westbound view from Platform 3 in May 2014
Location Stanley Terrace, Surrey Hills
Coordinates 37°49′27″S 145°05′19″E / 37.8242°S 145.0887°E / -37.8242; 145.0887Coordinates: 37°49′27″S 145°05′19″E / 37.8242°S 145.0887°E / -37.8242; 145.0887
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Lilydale
Belgrave
Distance 12.95 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 10
Other information
Status Unstaffed station
Station code CHM
Fare zone Myki zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 1 April 1927
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Lilydale line
toward Lilydale
Belgrave line
toward Belgrave

Chatham railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Surrey Hills opening on 1 April 1927 with the current island platform only.[1]

Platform 3 was built when services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended through the station to Box Hill in December 1971.[2]

Platforms & services

Chatham has one island platform and one side platform. Platforms 1 & 2 (island platform) has a large red brick building while the non-aligned platform 3 features a small weatherboard shelter. Both platforms are linked by an underpass. Chatham is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[3][4]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Platforms 3:

References

  1. ↑ Chatham Vicsig
  2. ↑ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  3. ↑ Lilydale Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  4. ↑ Belgrave Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
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