Mitcham railway station, Melbourne

Mitcham

Station information
Code	MCH
Distance from Flinders Street	21.2 km
Operator	Metro Trains Melbourne
Lines	Lilydale, Belgrave
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Premium station
Metlink profile	Link
Melway map	Link
Google map	Link
Metlink ticket zone	2

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.

Station overview

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 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.

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 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.

Platforms

Platform 1:

• Lilydale and Belgrave lines - limited express services to Flinders Street.

Platform 2:

• Lilydale and Belgrave lines - all stations services to Ringwood, Lilydale, Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.