Heathmont railway station is located on the Belgrave line in

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Heathmont Heathmont is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maroondah local government area. Heathmont recorded a population of 9,933 at the 2021 census. History ...

, and opened on 1 May 1926.

History

Heathmont station opened on 1 May 1926 and, like the suburb itself, was named after the extensive

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across the elevated land in the area. In 1977, the station building on the city-bound platform (Platform 1) was provided. On 19 December 1982, a second platform (Platform 2) was provided at the station, as part of the

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of the line between Ringwood and

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Platforms and services

Heathmont has two

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s. It is served by Belgrave line trains. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood Platform 2: * all stations services to

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Transport links

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operates one route via Heathmont station, under contract to

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– Ringwood station

Gallery

Image:HeathmontStation2.jpg, Station entrance in June 2006 File:HeathmontStation3.jpg, Northbound view from Platform 1 in June 2006 Image:HeathmontStationPlatform2Shelter.jpg, Station building on Platform 2 in November 2019

References

External links

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Melway map
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