Mitcham railway station, Melbourne
Mitcham railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mitcham, and it opened on 25 December 1882.
Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2014
Former ground level station building on Platform 1, April 2013, prior to demolition
The Lilydale line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's sixth-longest metropolitan railway line at 37.8 kilometres (23.5 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Lilydale station in the east, serving 27 stations via Burnley, Box Hill, Ringwood, and Croydon. 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 Lilydale line run in two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.
X'Trapolis train at the platform of Lilydale station, the terminus of the Lilydale line.
The level crossing at Maroondah Highway, Lilydale, prior to its 2021 removal.
An X'Trapolis 100 train preparing to departing from Platform 2 at Box Hill station.
The rebuilt Lilydale station features tactile boarding indicators and elevators