Heyington railway station
Heyington | |||||||||||
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Heyington railway station in 2014, looking north. | |||||||||||
Location | Heyington Place, Toorak | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°50′05″S 145°01′22″E / 37.83472°S 145.02266°ECoordinates: 37°50′05″S 145°01′22″E / 37.83472°S 145.02266°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Glen Waverley | ||||||||||
Distance | 7.12 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
Station code | HEY | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 24 March 1890 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Heyington railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 24 March 1890[1] and serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Toorak.
The current station building on Platform 1 was provided in 1975.[2] Parcel facilities were also abolished around this time.[3]
Platforms & services
Heyington has two side platforms connected by a footbridge. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs only, making Heyington the only railway station in Melbourne not to have disabled access.[4] It is serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.[5]
St Kevin's College is located adjacent to the station, near Platform 2.
Platforms 1:
- Glen Waverley line: services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Glen Waverley line: services to Glen Waverley
References
- ↑ Heyington Vicsig
- ↑ "Glen Waverley". Victorian Railways (VicRail). July 1975. p. 103.
- ↑ "Traffic". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). March 1975. p. 68.
- ↑ Accessible trains Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Glen Waverley Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Media related to Heyington railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway
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