Box Hill railway station, Melbourne

Box Hill
Eastbound view from Platform 3, August 2024
General information
LocationStation Street,
Box Hill, Victoria 3128
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′09″S 145°07′17″E / 37.8192°S 145.1214°E / -37.8192; 145.1214
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance16.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (1 island, 2 side)
Tracks3 (Platform 1 has no track)
Connections
  • Bus
  • Tram
  • Coach
  • SkyBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
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  8.49%
2008–20093,025,913  3.86%
2009–20103,160,572  4.45%
2010–20113,160,397  0.01%
2011–20122,742,972  13.21%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20143,253,534  18.61%
2014–20153,260,422  0.21%
2015–20163,487,764  6.97%
2016–20173,779,400  8.36%
2017–20183,660,554  3.14%
2018–20193,685,483  0.68%
2019–20202,775,200  24.7%
2020–20211,192,700  57.02%
2021–20221,387,500  16.33%
2022–20231,924,250  38.68%
2023–20242,535,000  31.74%
2024–20252,648,350  4.47%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Union Lilydale line Laburnum
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Laburnum
towards Belgrave
Express services
Camberwell Lilydale line
Weekdays only
Blackburn
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line
Weekdays only
Blackburn
towards Belgrave
Future
Burwood (SRL)
towards Southland
Suburban Rail Loop East
(under construction)
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Mont Albert   Lilydale line   Line open
  Belgrave line  
Track layout
1
2
4
3
Location

Box Hill station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Box Hill, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Box Hill station is a below ground premium station, featuring four platforms, an island platform with two faces and two side platforms connected by a ground level precinct. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 1985.

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.