Mitcham railway station, Melbourne
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Mitcham is a railway station in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, located in the suburb of Mitcham
, on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. Mitcham is classed as a Premium Station
and is in Metcard
Zone 2.
The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard
ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting area, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, with additional coin-only Metcard ticket vending machines situated in the waiting area and at the entrance to platform 2. Myki
ticket vending machines are located inside the waiting room on platform 1, and at the entrance to platform 2.
A crossover and refuge siding are located at the Flinders Street
end of the station, which allows Mitcham to be used as a terminus when necessary, although it is rarely used as such.
In December 2009 - January 2010 during the Springvale Road
Nunawading grade separation works Mitcham, along with Blackburn
were used as temporary interchanges for rail replacement buses. Mitcham buses, however, did not stop at Nunawading.
Platform 2:
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
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, located in the suburb of Mitcham
Mitcham, Victoria
Mitcham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Mitcham had a population of 14,211.-History:...
, on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. Mitcham is classed as 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.
Facilities
Mitcham is located at the western end of the Mitcham Road level crossing and between Calcutta Street and Colombo Street, the latter two providing station access.The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. 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 area, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, with additional coin-only Metcard ticket vending machines situated in the waiting area and at the entrance to platform 2. Myki
Myki
myki is the contactless smartcard ticketing system being introduced on public transport in Victoria, Australia. myki is designed to replace a number of ticket systems in Victoria, primarily the Metcard and V/Line ticketing systems...
ticket vending machines are located inside the waiting room on platform 1, and at the entrance to platform 2.
A crossover and refuge siding 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, which allows Mitcham to be used as a terminus when necessary, although it is rarely used as such.
History
Mitcham station opened on 25 December 1882. It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 4 April 1996. Boom barriers were provided at Mitcham Road in 1979.In December 2009 - January 2010 during the Springvale Road
Route 40, Melbourne
Route 40, or the Bell / Springvale State Highway is the longest urban highway in Melbourne linking Tullamarine Freeway and the Nepean Highway, allotted metropolitan route ....
Nunawading grade separation works Mitcham, along with Blackburn
Blackburn railway station, Melbourne
Blackburn is a railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines in Melbourne, Australia. It is located between Railway Road and South Parade in Blackburn, about west of Blackburn Road. The station is 17.4 kilometres by rail from Flinders Street Station...
were used as temporary interchanges for rail replacement buses. Mitcham buses, however, did not stop at Nunawading.
Platforms
Platform 1:- Lilydale and Belgrave lines - limited express services to Flinders Street.
Platform 2:
- Lilydale and Belgrave lines - all stations services to RingwoodRingwood railway stationRingwood is a closed railway station in the county of Hampshire which served the town of Ringwood. It lay on the former Southampton and Dorchester Railway, the original main line from Brockenhurst to Dorchester...
, Lilydale, Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.