Highett railway station

Highett
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, November 2021
General information
LocationRailway Parade,
Highett, Victoria 3190
City of Bayside
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates37°56′55″S 145°02′30″E / 37.9485°S 145.0418°E / -37.9485; 145.0418
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance20.06 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking116
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHIG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1881; 142 years ago (1881-12-19)
Rebuilt1966
1986
ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesHighett Road (1881-1885)
Passengers
2005–2006359,708[1]
2006–2007387,204[1] Increase 7.64%
2007–2008431,772[1] Increase 11.51%
2008–2009488,272[2] Increase 13.08%
2009–2010492,722[2] Increase 0.91%
2010–2011524,427[2] Increase 6.43%
2011–2012503,689[2] Decrease 3.95%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014452,990[2] Decrease 10.06%
2014–2015480,980[1] Increase 6.17%
2015–2016477,108[2] Decrease 0.8%
2016–2017477,313[2] Increase 0.04%
2017–2018520,790[2] Increase 9.1%
2018–2019508,406[2] Decrease 2.37%
2019–2020328,050[2] Decrease 35.47%
2020–2021194,000[2] Decrease 40.86%
2021–2022212,700[3] Increase 9.63%
2022–2023292,800[3] Increase 37.65%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Moorabbin
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Southland
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Moorabbin
Wickham Road
(Removing by 2029)
1
2
Highett Road
(Removing by 2029)
to Southland

Highett railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Highett, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Highett station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 19 December 1881, with the current station provided in 1986.[4]

Initially opened as Highett Road, the station was given its current name of Highett on 14 December 1885.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Highett". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.