Belgrave railway station

Belgrave station originally opened on 18 December 1900 as Monbulk, and was renamed Belgrave on 21 November 1904.[5] The station was on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow gauge line.

Following a landslide between Selby and Menzies Creek in the previous year,[6] on 30 April 1954, the station closed, along with the rest of the line.[5][6] From 9 April 1955 until 23 February 1958, the Victorian Railways resumed operations between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave, which was provided under a guarantee against losses by a citizens committee.[6]

On 21 July 1962, a new station for the narrow gauge line was provided, along with the re-opening of the line as far as Menzies Creek.[4][5][6] The Belgrave narrow gauge station is the starting point for the Puffing Billy Railway,[6] and is located approximately 100m north of the current station, which is accessible by a short footpath.

Belgrave station opened in its current format on 19 February 1962, after the line from Upper Ferntree Gully was converted to broad gauge and electrified.[4] The rebuilt station is located further down the line than the original narrow gauge station, which was approximately where the current station car park is located.[4]

In the early hours of 23 November 1989, Hitachi carriage 219M was destroyed in an arson attack whilst stabled at the station.[7][8]

On 2 July 1996, Belgrave was upgraded to a premium station.[9]

In 2018, the Victorian Government announced it would fund the construction of a multi-deck park and ride facility, along with a new bridge, to connect the station to the Burwood Highway at the up end of the station.[10][11] During the 2018/2019 financial year, the station had a patronage of 389,750.[12]