Surrey Hills is a railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines in Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Australia. It is located in Metlink ticketing Zones 1 and 2 and is classed as a Premium Station. Surrey Hills is the site of the first level crossing encountered on the eastbound leg of the Belgrave and Lilydale lines.Station overviewFacilitiesSurrey Hills is located between Windsor Crescent, Bedford Avenue and at the eastern end of the Union Road level crossing, with station access from the former two.The station consists of an island layout and side platform; Platform 1 & 2 (island platform) has a large brick building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 3 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting area, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, as well as a myki ticket vending machine. A coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine and a myki ticket vending machine are located at the entrance to platform 3.HistoryThe railway line to Lilydale was opened in December 1882. Two trains ran to Lilydale each day and five only to Box Hill. Engineers were initially unwilling to allow trains to stop at Surrey Hills platform claiming potential difficulties with the gradient, and also that there was not enough traffic to warrant the stop.
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- Transit, Stop, Transport
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- Transit Stop