Belgrave railway station

Belgrave railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Belgrave, and it opened on 18 December 1900 as Monbulk. It was renamed Belgrave on 21 November 1904.[3]

Belgrave
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in April 2006
General information
Location	Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Belgrave, Victoria 3160 Shire of Yarra Ranges Australia
Coordinates	37°54′33″S 145°21′19″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Belgrave
Distance	42.69 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	140
Bicycle facilities	8
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	BEG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	18 December 1900 (1900-12-18)
Closed	30 April 1954
Rebuilt	19 February 1962
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (February 1962)
Previous names	Monbulk (1900-1904)
Passengers
2013–2014	356,527[1]
2014–2015	357,995[1]  0.41%
2015–2016	394,485[2]  10.19%
2016–2017	311,306[2]  21.08%
2017–2018	394,701[2]  26.78%
2018–2019	389,750[1]  1.25%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Tecoma towards Flinders Street Belgrave line Terminus Tecoma towards Ringwood Belgrave line Shuttle services
Track layout to Tecoma Siding 1 2 to Belgrave (Puffing Billy) broad gauge narrow gauge

The station was originally on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow gauge 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 2 July 1996.[6]

In 2018, the Victorian Government announced it would fund the construction of a multi-deck park and ride facility, along with a new bridge to connect the station to the Burwood Highway at the Up end of the station.[7][8] For the 2019 financial year, the station saw a patronage of 389,750, for the months between July 2018 to the end of June 2019.[1]

Puffing Billy Railway's Belgrave station is located 100 metres north, and is accessible by a short footpath.