Box Hill railway station, Melbourne

Box Hill
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 3, August 2024
General information
LocationStation Street,
Box Hill, Victoria 3128
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′09″S 145°07′17″E / 37.8192°S 145.1214°E / -37.8192; 145.1214
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance16.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (1 island, 2 side)
Tracks3 (Platform 1 has no track)
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Melbourne tram route 109 Tram
  • Regional coach Coach
Construction
Structure typeBuilt over
Parking500
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBOX
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882; 141 years ago (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt1983–1985
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2020–20211,192,700[1] Decrease 57.02%
2021–20221,387,500[2] Increase 16.33%
2022–20231,924,250[2] Increase 38.68%
2023–20242,535,000[2] Increase 31.74%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Union
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Laburnum
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Laburnum
towards Belgrave
Future
Burwood
towards Southland
 Suburban Rail Loop East
(under construction) 		Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Mont Albert   Lilydale line   Line open
  Belgrave line  
Track layout
Legend
to Union
1
2
4
3
to Laburnum

Box Hill 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 Box Hill, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Box Hill station 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.[3]

The station is located underground, beneath the Box Hill Central Shopping Centre. East of the station, towards Lilydale and Belgrave, the three tracks merge into two.

  1. ^ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2024 Philip Mallis
  2. ^ a b c Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  3. ^ "Box Hill". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.