Belgrave railway station, Melbourne
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Belgrave is a railway station in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, located in the suburb of Belgrave
, on the Belgrave railway line. Belgrave is classed a Premium Station
and is in Metcard
Zone 2. It is the terminus for the Belgrave line.
The station consists of two dead end platforms, in an island format
, with a large fibro
building in the centre. The building houses an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets. A large Metcard
ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard ticket vending is also located inside the waiting area, and at the entrance gate to Puffing Billy. A footbridge and stabling facilities
are located at the Flinders Street
end of the station.
, until 1962 when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to Broad Gauge
. The current station is located further down the line than the previous narrow gauge station (which was approximately where the current station car park is located).
This station is the end of the first (and only) stage of the original plan to convert and electrify the former narrow gauge line from Upper Ferntree Gully as far as Emerald. If one walks through the Down exit of the station towards the current Puffing Billy terminus, they could follow the shape and direction of the broad gauge lines into one line where the original narrow gauge line (now between Nos. 2 & 3 road of the Puffing Billy Railway sidings) continues to Gembrook. The overhead catenary lines continue beyond the broad gauge station for several metres.
Belgrave was upgraded to a Premium Station on 2 July 1996.
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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, located in the suburb of Belgrave
Belgrave, Victoria
Belgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
, on the Belgrave railway line. Belgrave is classed a Premium Station
Premium station
A premium station is a category of railway station on Melbourne's Metro Rail Network which is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. In terms of station standards, a premium station is a high standard station which sits above the medium standard host stations and the low standard unmanned...
and is in Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
Zone 2. It is the terminus for the Belgrave line.
Facilities
Belgrave is located at the southern end of the Belgrave-Gembrook Road overpass, and between Main Street and the station's car park. The station is accessible from Main Street and the car park.The station consists of two dead end platforms, in an island format
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, with a large fibro
Fibro
Fibro, the shortened form of "Fibrous Cement" - or "Fibrous Asbestos Cement", FAC, is a building material made of compressed fibres cemented into rigid sheets....
building in the centre. The building houses an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets. A large Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard ticket vending is also located inside the waiting area, and at the entrance gate to Puffing Billy. A footbridge and stabling facilities
Rail yard
A rail yard, or railroad yard, is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading/unloading, railroad cars and/or locomotives. Railroad yards have many tracks in parallel for keeping rolling stock stored off the mainline, so that they do not obstruct the flow of traffic....
are located at the Flinders Street
Flinders Street Station
Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...
end of the station.
Platforms, services and connecting bus services
Platforms 1 & 2:- Belgrave line—all stations and limited stops services to Ringwood and Flinders Street
History
Belgrave station opened on 18 December 1900 as Monbulk, and was renamed Belgrave in 1904. The station was formerly one of the stations on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow gauge line, one of the narrow gauge lines of the Victorian RailwaysNarrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways
The former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria, Australia built a number of experimental narrow gauge railway lines around the beginning of the 20th century. Although all were closed by the early 1960s, parts of two have been reopened as heritage railways.- Background :A...
, until 1962 when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to Broad Gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
. The current station is located further down the line than the previous narrow gauge station (which was approximately where the current station car park is located).
This station is the end of the first (and only) stage of the original plan to convert and electrify the former narrow gauge line from Upper Ferntree Gully as far as Emerald. If one walks through the Down exit of the station towards the current Puffing Billy terminus, they could follow the shape and direction of the broad gauge lines into one line where the original narrow gauge line (now between Nos. 2 & 3 road of the Puffing Billy Railway sidings) continues to Gembrook. The overhead catenary lines continue beyond the broad gauge station for several metres.
Belgrave was upgraded to a Premium Station on 2 July 1996.