Chatham railway station, Melbourne

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]

Chatham
Westbound view from Platform 3 in May 2014
LocationStanley Terrace, Surrey Hills
Coordinates37°49′27″S 145°05′19″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Distance12.95 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking10
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeCHM
Fare zoneMyki zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 April 1927
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Lilydale line
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line
towards Belgrave

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]

The station gets its name from the nearby Chatham Road.[3]

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.[4][5]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Platforms 3:

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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. "New railway station". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 30 March 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 11 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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