Belgrave railway station is a

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way station and the

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of the

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, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern

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suburb of Belgrave in

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, Australia. Belgrave is a ground level

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, featuring an

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with two faces. It opened on 18 December 1900, with the current terminus station provided in 1962.

History

Narrow gauge station

Belgrave station originally opened on 18 December 1900 as Monbulk, and was renamed Belgrave on 21 November 1904. The station was on the

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– Gembrook

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line, and was located approximately where the modern station

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is situated. Following a

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between

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and

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in the previous year, on 30 April 1954, the station closed, along with the rest of the line. From 9 April 1955 until 23 February 1958, the

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resumed operations between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave, which was provided under a guarantee against losses by a citizens committee. On 21 July 1962, a new station for the

line was provided, along with the re-opening of the line as far as

as the

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. The Belgrave narrow gauge station is approximately 100 metres north of the metropolitan broad gauge station, and serves as the starting point for the

. A short

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under Belgrave-Gembrook Rd provides a pedestrian connection between the two stations.

Broad gauge station

Belgrave station opened in its current configuration on 19 February 1962, after the line from Upper Ferntree Gully had been converted to

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and

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. The rebuilt station is located further down the line than the original narrow gauge station. In the early hours of 23 November 1989,

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carriage 219M was destroyed in an

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whilst stabled at the station. On 2 July 1996, Belgrave was upgraded to a

. In 2018, the

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announced it would fund the construction of a multi-deck car park at the station, along with better pedestrian access and an improved bus interchange. Construction on the new four-storey, 670-space station began in March 2022, and was completed in January 2024. The new car park provides an additional 470 spaces, taking capacity from 170 to 670. This includes 16 accessible spaces, and 6

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spaces for

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s. Belgrave Station also provides a Parkiteer bicycle parking cage for up to 26 bicycles, in addition to casual open-air bicycle parking hoops. During the 2018/2019

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, the station had a patronage of 389,750.

Platforms and services

Belgrave has one

with two faces. It is served by

trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood

Transport links

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operates six bus routes to and from Belgrave station, under contract to

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: * : to Lilydale station * : to Oakleigh station * : to

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(off-peak only) * : to Gembrook * : to

Belgrave South Belgrave South is a suburb of Greater Melbourne mainly beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 37 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area ...

* : to Upwey station

Gallery

File:Platform 2 at Belgrave.jpg, Eastbound view from Platform 2, October 2005 File:Belgrave Railway Station Buildings.jpg, Westbound view of Platform 1 and the station building, July 2014 File:Belgrave Railway Station.jpg, Eastbound view of Platform 1 and the station building, July 2014

References

External links

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Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Belgrave=y, state=collapsed Premium Melbourne railway stations Railway stations in Australia opened in 1900 Railway stations in Australia opened in 1962 Railway stations in the Shire of Yarra Ranges