Mitcham railway station, Melbourne

Mitcham
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2014
General information
LocationMitcham Road,
Mitcham, Victoria 3132
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′05″S 145°11′31″E / 37.8180°S 145.1920°E / -37.8180; 145.1920
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance22.47 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking700
Bicycle facilities22
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeMCH
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 December 1882; 141 years ago (1882-12-25)
Rebuilt1989
25 January 2014
ElectrifiedJanuary 1923
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20061,076,423[1]
2006–20071,064,277[1]Decrease 1.12%
2007–20081,132,359[1]Increase 6.4%
2008–20091,129,936[2]Decrease 0.21%
2009–20101,095,145[2]Decrease 3.08%
2010–20111,184,989[2]Increase 8.2%
2011–20121,120,980[2]Decrease 5.4%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014934,937[2]Decrease 16.6%
2014–20151,138,978[1]Increase 21.82%
2015–20161,338,692[2]Increase 17.53%
2016–20171,040,199[2]Decrease 22.3%
2017–20181,207,834[2]Increase 16.1%
2018–20191,241,550[2]Increase 2.79%
2019–2020945,050[2]Decrease 23.9%
2020–2021401,050[2]Decrease 57.6%
2021–2022511,650[3]Increase 27.57%
2022–2023647,850[3]Increase 26.62%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Nunawading Lilydale line Heatherdale
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Heatherdale
towards Belgrave
Track layout
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2

Mitcham 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 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.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 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 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Mitcham". vicsig.net. Retrieved 23 April 2023.