Mitcham railway station, Melbourne
railway station in Mitcham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mitcham station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Mitcham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Mitcham station is a below ground premium station, featuring two side platforms connected by a ground level concourse. It opened on 25 December 1882, with the current station provided in 2014.
History
Mitcham station opened on 25 December 1882, just over three weeks after the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a farm property, Mitcham Grove, owned by Wiliam Slater, a local who grew roses and herbs. Another theory is that Mitcham was named after a property, Mitcham Heights, itself named after Mitcham in Surrey, England.
In 1953, flashing light signals were provided at the former Mitcham Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.
Until the 1970s, a shunting yard and goods shed existed where the southern car park exists today. Tracks remained embedded in the car park surface of that time, enabling parking for the great majority of the time when trains did not use the yard.
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