The Belgrave line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's fourth-longest metropolitan railway line at 41.8 kilometres (26.0 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Belgrave station in the east, serving 31 stations via Burnley, Box Hill, Ringwood, and Upper Ferntree Gully. Beyond Belgrave, the narrow-gauge line has been restored as the Puffing Billy Railway, which runs tourist services to the original terminus of Gembrook. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hours, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated, with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Belgrave line run in a two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.
Belgrave station, the terminus of the Belgrave line, which provides an interchange with heritage railway Puffing Billy.
The Monbulk Creek trestle bridge remains a feature of the Gembrook line, now used for the Puffing Billy tourist line
A preserved Victorian Railways Tait train at Belgrave station on 8 March 2022.
The rebuilt Bayswater station viewed from the removed level crossing.
Metro Trains Melbourne, often known simply as Metro, is the operator and brand name of train services on the electrified metropolitan rail network serving the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the largest urban rail network in Australia, with 17 lines and 221 stations across 405 km (252 mi) of railways, and the second busiest network in Australia, with a patronage of 99.5 million as of 2021–2022.
A High Capacity Metro Train departing Carnegie railway station in June 2021
Bentleigh railway station in December 2018
Ticket gates at Mernda railway station
High Capacity Metro Train approaches Carnegie Station, South East of Melbourne
