Chatham railway station, Melbourne explained

Chatham
Type:PTV commuter rail station
Style:Melbourne
Address:Stanley Terrace,
Surrey Hills, Victoria 3127
Borough:City of Boroondara
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-37.8242°N 145.0887°W
Distance:12.98 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Line:
    Structure:Ground
    Platform:3 (1 island, 1 side)
    Tracks:3
    Parking:10
    Bicycle:Yes
    Rebuilt:19 December 1971
    Electrified:December 1922
    (1500 V DC overhead)
    Accessible:No—steep ramp
    Code:CHM
    Owned:VicTrack
    Operator:Metro Trains
    Zone:Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
    Status:Operational, unstaffed
    Other Services Header:Former services
    Other Services Collapsible:yes
    Website:Public Transport Victoria
    Map State:expanded

    Chatham railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Surrey Hills, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Chatham station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 April 1927, with the current station provided in 1971.[1]

    History

    Chatham station opened on 1 April 1927,[1] and was named after nearby Chatham Road.[2]

    The station originally opened with the current island platform only. In December 1971, Platform 3 was provided when services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended through the station to Box Hill.[3]

    Platforms and services

    Chatham has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Platforms 1 and 2 (island platform) has a large red brick building, while the non-aligned Platform 3 features a small weatherboard shelter. All three platforms are linked by an underpass.

    It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[4] [5]

    Platform 1:

    Platform 2:

    Platform 3:

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Chatham. vicsig.net. 18 February 2023.
    2. News: New railway station.. 30 March 1927. The Age. 11 September 2017. Victoria, Australia. 15. National Library of Australia.
    3. Book: SE Dornan & RG Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. 80. 1979. 0-909459-06-1.
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