Box Hill railway station, Melbourne

Box Hill railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, and opened on 1 December 1882.

Box Hill
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 4, January 2013
General information
LocationStation Street,
Box Hill, Victoria 3128
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′09″S 145°07′17″E
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
  • Bus
  • Tram
  • 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 (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt1983–1985
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20062,327,976
2006–20072,685,655 15.36%
2007–20082,913,572 8.48%
2008–20093,025,194 3.83%
2009–20103,160,572 4.47%
2010–20113,160,397 0.005%
2011–20122,742,972 13.2%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20143,253,534 18.61%
2014–20153,260,422 0.21%
2015–20163,487,765 6.97%
2016–20173,769,046 8.06%
2017–20183,660,554 2.87%
2018–20193,685,500 0.68%
2019–20202,775,200 24.69%
2020–20211,192,700 57.02%
2021–20221,387,500 16.33%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Union 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
towards Flinders Street
  Lilydale line   Laburnum
towards Lilydale or Belgrave
  Belgrave line  
Track layout
to Union
1
2
4
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.

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