Chatham railway station, Melbourne

Chatham railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Surrey Hills, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Chatham station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 April 1927, with the current station provided in 1971.^[4]

Chatham
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 2, December 2018
General information
Location	Stanley Terrace, Surrey Hills, Victoria 3127 City of Boroondara Australia
Coordinates	37°49′27″S 145°05′19″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave
Distance	12.98 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	10
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	CHM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 April 1927; 97 years ago (1927-04-01)
Rebuilt	19 December 1971
Electrified	December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	176,321[1]
2006–2007	200,826[1]  13.89%
2007–2008	233,167[1]  16.1%
2008–2009	247,765[2]  6.26%
2009–2010	239,410[2]  3.37%
2010–2011	242,164[2]  1.15%
2011–2012	220,773[2]  8.83%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	236,690[2]  7.2%
2014–2015	234,592[1]  0.88%
2015–2016	250,161[2]  6.63%
2016–2017	239,167[2]  4.39%
2017–2018	239,338[2]  0.071%
2018–2019	246,350[2]  2.92%
2019–2020	196,950[2]  20.05%
2020–2021	80,050[2]  59.35%
2021–2022	95,650[3]  19.48%
2022–2023	104,900[3]  9.67%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Canterbury towards Flinders Street Lilydale line Union towards Lilydale Belgrave line Union towards Belgrave
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Line open   Lilydale line   Surrey Hills   Belgrave line
Track layout Legend to Canterbury 1 3 2 to Union

History

Chatham station opened on 1 April 1927,^[4] and was named after nearby Chatham Road.^[5]

The station originally opened with the current island platform only. In December 1971, Platform 3 was provided when services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended through the station to Box Hill.^[6]

Platforms and services

Chatham has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Platforms 1 and 2 (island platform) has a large red brick building, while the non-aligned Platform 3 features a small weatherboard shelter. All three platforms are linked by an underpass.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.^[7][8]

Platform 1:

•  Lilydale line  all stations limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Lilydale line  all stations services to Lilydale
•  Belgrave line  all stations services to Belgrave

Platform 3:

•  Lilydale line  weekday all stations services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
•  Belgrave line  weekday all stations services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn

Gallery

• 
  Westbound view from Platform 3, May 2014
• 
  The station's southern entrance, February 2017
• 
  Westbound view from Platform 2, December 2018

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "Chatham". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
5. "New railway station". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 30 March 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 11 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
6. SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
7. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
8. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au