Box Hill railway station, Melbourne
railway station in Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Box Hill station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, both part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Box Hill, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Box Hill is a below ground premium station, featuring four platforms, an island platform with two faces and two side platforms connected by a ground level precinct. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 1985.
The station is located beneath the Box Hill Central shopping centre. East of the station, towards Lilydale and Belgrave, the three tracks merge into two.
History
Box Hill station opened on 1 December 1882 when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale. When the station opened, Box Hill was a separate town with several hundred residents. It was named in 1861 after Box Hill in Surrey, England, which was the birthplace of the local postmaster. In 1895, a large market was opened next to the station.
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