Belgrave railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Belgrave line in

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, Australia. It serves the eastern

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suburb of

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, and opened on 18 December 1900 as Monbulk. It was renamed Belgrave on 21 November 1904.Belgrave
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–

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line. It closed, along with the rest of the line, on 30 April 1954. After the line from Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave was converted to broad gauge, the rebuilt station reopened on 19 February 1962. The new station was located further down the line than the original narrow-gauge station, which was approximately where the current station car park is located. In the early hours of 23 November 1989, Hitachi carriage 219M was destroyed in an arson attack whilst stabled at the station. Belgrave was upgraded to a

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on 2 July 1996. In 2018, the

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announced it would fund the construction of a multi-deck

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facility, along with a new bridge, to connect the station to the

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at the up end of the station. During the 2018-2019

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, the station saw a patronage of 389,750. The Belgrave station of the

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is located 100 metres north, and is accessible by a short footpath.

Platforms and services

Belgrave has one

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with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to and from Flinders Street and Ringwood Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to and from Flinders Street and Ringwood

Transport links

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operates six routes to and from Belgrave station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: *: to Lilydale station *: to Oakleigh station *: to Olinda (off-peak only) *: to

*: to

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*: to Upwey station

References

External links

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Melway map
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