Chatham railway station, Melbourne

{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Chatham

| type = PTV commuter rail station

| style = Melbourne

| image = Chatham Railway Station looking east.jpg

| image_caption = Eastbound view from Platform 2, December 2018

| address = Stanley Terrace,
Surrey Hills, Victoria 3127

| borough = City of Boroondara

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-37.8242|145.0887|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}

| distance = 12.98 kilometres from
Southern Cross

| line = {{plainlist|

  • {{rcb|Melbourne|Lilydale|croute}}
  • {{rcb|Melbourne|Belgrave|croute}}

}}

| other =

| structure = Ground

| platform = 3 (1 island, 1 side)

| depth =

| levels =

| tracks = 3

| parking = 10

| bicycle = Yes

| opened = {{start date and age|1927|4|1|df=y}}

| closed =

| rebuilt = 19 December 1971

| electrified = December 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)

| accessible = No—steep ramp

| code = CHM

| owned = VicTrack

| operator = Metro Trains

| zone = Myki Zone 1/2 overlap

| status = Operational, unstaffed

| former =

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| pass_percent =

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| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 176,321[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19] Department of Transport|pass_year = 2005–2006}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 200,826|pass_year = 2006–2007|pass_percent = 13.89}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 233,167|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 16.1}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 247,765[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021] Philip Mallis|pass_year = 2008–2009|pass_percent = 6.26}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 239,410|pass_year = 2009–2010|pass_percent = -3.37}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 242,164|pass_year = 2010–2011|pass_percent = 1.15}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 220,773|pass_year = 2011–2012|pass_percent = -8.83}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = Not measured|pass_year = 2012–2013}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 236,690|pass_year = 2013–2014|pass_percent = 7.2}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 234,592|pass_year = 2014–2015|pass_percent = -0.88}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 250,161|pass_year = 2015–2016|pass_percent = 6.63}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 239,167|pass_year = 2016–2017|pass_percent = -4.39}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 239,338|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = 0.071}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 246,350|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = 2.92}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 196,950|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -20.05}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 80,050|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -59.35}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 95,650[https://opendata.transport.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Transport Victoria|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 19.48}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 104,900|pass_year = 2022–2023|pass_percent = 9.67}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 175,600|pass_year = 2023–2024|pass_percent = 67.4}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Melbourne

|line1=Lilydale|left1=Canterbury|right1=Union

|line2=Belgrave|left2=Canterbury|right2=Union

}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services = {{s-rail|title=Disused}}

{{rail line

|col={{rcr|Australian closed station}} |route=Lilydale line

|previous=Line open |next={{stl|Melbourne|Surrey Hills}}

|rows1=2 |rows2=2

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{{rail line

|col={{rcr|Australian closed station}} |hide1=yes

|route=Belgrave line |hide2=yes

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| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1037 Public Transport Victoria]

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Chatham|title=Chatham|website=vicsig.net|access-date=18 February 2023}}

History

Chatham station opened on 1 April 1927, and was named after nearby Chatham Road.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204196338|title=New railway station.|date=30 March 1927|newspaper=The Age|accessdate=11 September 2017|location=Victoria, Australia|page=15|via=National Library of Australia}}

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.{{cite book|last=SE Dornan & RG Henderson|title=Electric Railways of Victoria|publisher=Australian Electric Traction Society|page=80|year=1979|isbn=0-909459-06-1}}

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.{{cite PTV route|Lilydale|mode=train}}{{cite PTV route|Belgrave|mode=train}}

Platform 1:

  • {{RouteBox|Lilydale line|Lilydale line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}}|white}} all stations limited express services to Flinders Street
  • {{RouteBox|Belgrave line|Belgrave line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

  • {{RouteBox|Lilydale line|Lilydale line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}}|white}} all stations services to Lilydale
  • {{RouteBox|Belgrave line|Belgrave railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}}|white}} all stations services to Belgrave

Platform 3:

  • {{RouteBox|Lilydale line|Lilydale line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}}|white}} weekday all stations services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
  • {{RouteBox|Belgrave line|Belgrave railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}}|white}} weekday all stations services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn

Gallery

File:Chatham Railway Station.jpg|Westbound view from Platform 3, May 2014

File:Southern entrance to Chatham Railway Station.jpg|The station's southern entrance, February 2017

File:Chatham Railway Station looking west.jpg|Westbound view from Platform 2, December 2018

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