Heatherdale railway station
Heatherdale railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood, and it opened on 7 September 1958. There are three separate car parking areas that serve Heatherdale station. One is just to the north of Platform 2, and is accessible from Heatherdale Road. A second car park is beside the railway line on the eastern side of Heatherdale Road, stretching towards EastLink and was redeveloped as part of the level crossing removal project. The Heatherdale Road entrance no longer serves as an exit, but a  new section has been added between the railway line and Maroondah Highway, and provides as the exit and entrance. A third parking area surrounds the power transmission pylons on Molan Street. A fourth car park, accessed from Newman Street, opened in June 2013, to replace the car parks being closed at Mitcham, as part of the Mitcham Road crossing removal works. As part of the EastLink tollway project, Heatherdale was upgraded in 2007, with the works funded by ConnectEast. Upgrades included extra parking spaces, upgraded lighting and security measures, a new pedestrian crossing at Heatherdale Road and construction of new  station buildings. The original station buildings were demolished and new shelters built. New lighting and signage was also installed along the platforms. The station buildings from 2007 were demolished 9 years later, due to the level crossing removal works. In mid-2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced its intention to proceed with the removal of the Heatherdale Road level crossing, together with the rebuilding of the station. In September 2015, an alliance including Leighton Contractors, Aurecon and Hyder Consulting was formally awarded the contract. Work started in early 2016, with the level crossing removed by early February 2017. The rebuilt  station opened on 6 February 2017. Platforms and services. Heatherdale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services. Platform 1: Platform 2: Transport links. Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Heatherdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Heatherdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: