Belgrave railway line

The Belgrave line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[1] Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's fourth longest metropolitan railway line at 41.8 kilometres (26.0 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Belgrave station in the east, serving 31 stations via Burnley, Box Hill, Ringwood, and Upper Ferntree Gully.^[2] Beyond Belgrave, the narrow-gauge line has been restored as the Puffing Billy Railway, which runs tourist services to the original terminus of Gembrook. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day (from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 am) with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated with services every 20-30 minutes during off-peak hours.^[3] Trains on the Belgrave line run with a two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.^[4]

Belgrave
Belgrave station, the terminus of the Belgrave line, which provides an interchange with heritage railway Puffing Billy.
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
System	Melbourne railway network
Status	Operational
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
First service	4 December 1889; 133 years ago (1889-12-04)
Current operator(s)	Metro Trains
Former operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1889–1974) VR as VicRail (1974–1983) MTA (The Met) (1983–1989) PTC (The Met) (1989–1998) Hillside Trains (1998–2000) Connex Melbourne (2000–2009)
Route
Termini	Flinders Street Belgrave
Stops	31 (including City Loop stations)
Distance travelled	41.386 km (25.716 mi)
Average journey time	1 hour 7 minutes (not via City Loop)
Service frequency	15–30 minutes weekdays peak 30 minutes weekdays off-peak 20 minutes weekend daytime 30 minutes nights 60 minutes early weekend mornings Double frequency between Flinders Street and Ringwood in combination with Lilydale line Extra services run between Flinders Street and either Blackburn or Ringwood on weekdays
Technical
Rolling stock	X'Trapolis 100
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead
Track owner(s)	VicTrack
Route map Legend h:mm km zone 1.2 Southern Cross ●●●●●●● 1 1.3 Flagstaff ●●● 1.9 Melbourne Central 3.0 Parliament ●● 0:00 0.0 Flinders Street ●●●● 0:03 2.6 Richmond ●●●●●●■ 0:05 3.1 East Richmond ■■ 0:07 4.1 Burnley ●■ 0:09 5.7 Hawthorn ■ 0:11 6.9 Glenferrie ■ 0:13 7.7 Auburn 0:15 9.0 Camberwell ●■ 0:17 9.8 East Camberwell 1 0:19 11.0 Canterbury 1/2 0:21 11.7 Chatham 0:23 12.9 Union 1/2 0:27 14.9 Box Hill ■ 2 0:29 16.6 Laburnum 0:31 17.4 Blackburn 0:34 19.5 Nunawading 0:36 21.2 Mitcham 0:39 23.2 Heatherdale 0:42 24.5 Ringwood ● 0:45 26.9 Heathmont 0:48 29.5 Bayswater 0:51 32.1 Boronia 0:54 34.7 Ferntree Gully 0:58 36.4 Upper Ferntree Gully 1:02 38.9 Upwey 1:04 40.1 Tecoma 1:07 41.3 Belgrave 2 h:mm km zone This diagram: view talk edit

Sections of the Belgrave line opened as early as 1889, with the line fully extended and re-gauged to Belgrave by 1962. The line was built to connect Melbourne and Ringwood with the rural towns of Bayswater, Boronia, Upper Ferntree Gully, and Belgrave, amongst others.

Since the 2010s, due to the heavily utilised infrastructure of the Belgrave line, significant improvements and upgrades have been made. Different packages of works have upgraded the corridor to replace sleepers, upgrading signalling technology, the introduction of new rolling stock, and the removal 7 out of the 9 remaining level crossings.^[5]

History

19th century

A rail branch was constructed from Ringwood to Upper Ferntree Gully in December 1889. A narrow-gauge 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) line was opened from Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook station in December 1900, the second of four experimental narrow-gauge lines built by the Victorian Railways.^[6] These two lines would become joined and standardised to form the Belgrave railway line in the 20th century.

20th century

In 1921, the narrow-gauge section from Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave was converted to automatic signalling, the first such instance on single track in the Southern Hemisphere.^[7] This section was then reverted to Staff and Ticket safeworking in 1930. Electrification of the railway to Upper Ferntree Gully was implemented in November 1925.

Following a landslide in 1953, the narrow-gauge line was formally closed in April 1954, although services resumed as far as Belgrave for some "farewell specials", and then for the Puffing Billy Preservation Society until services ceased again in February 1958.^[8]

The line was partly duplicated between Bayswater and Lower Ferntree Gully (now Ferntree Gully) in February 1957.^[8]

The closing of the narrow-gauge line to Gembrook enabled the first stage of its planned rebuilding to Emerald as part of the suburban electrified system to proceed. This first stage, as far as Belgrave, of the new, broad-gauge, electrified extension opened in February 1962.^[8] It initially operated on the Staff and Ticket system, but was converted to automatic signalling in March 1964, with the section from Ferntree Gully to Upper Ferntree Gully being converted the following day. Ringwood to Bayswater was converted to automatic signalling in June 1974, as was Bayswater to Ferntree Gully in July 1977. In December 1982, Ringwood to Bayswater was duplicated.^[9]

The Comeng trains were introduced to the Melbourne railway system in 1981 alongside the opening of the City Loop. Initially, along with the Belgrave line, they were only allowed to operate on the Alamein, Dandenong, Glen Waverley and Lilydale lines, due to the width of the trains at 3.05 metres wide.^[10]

21st century

Main article: Belgrave railway line § Future

 

A preserved Victorian Railways Tait train at Belgrave station on March 8, 2022.

A 2007 restructure of train ticketing in Melbourne involved the removal of Zone 3, with Zone 3 stations being re-classified to Zone 2.^[11] This brought the cost of train fares down, improving system accessibility to the public.

In April 2016, plans to potentially run a regular revenue Tait set service on the Belgrave line was announced. This came following La Trobe MP Jason Wood's push for the idea as part of the greater "Puffing Billy master plan". The Tait service would be aimed at tourists visiting Puffing Billy. In November 2016, $1 million was committed to restoring a Tait set currently stored at the Newport Workshops. The Tait service is expected to originate at Flinders Street station as a direct service to Belgrave bypassing the City Loop.^[12]

Future

Level Crossing Removals

 

The rebuilt Bayswater station viewed from the removed level crossing.

The Level Crossing Removal Project has announced the removal of 7 level crossings between the city and Ferntree Gully station, to be completed in stages from 2016 to 2025. In 2016, 2 level crossings were removed at Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road, Bayswater, through the rail under method.^[5] These two removals also included a rebuilt Bayswater station and upgraded stabling facilities.^[13] A further two crossings were removed at Blackburn Road, Blackburn, and Heatherdale Road, Ringwood in January 2017.^[14] Both of these removals involved lowering the rail line under the roads with a rebuilt Heatherdale station built as part of the project.^[14] Union and Mont Albert Roads have also been removed by lowering the rail line in May 2023.^[15] The removals also included closing Mont Albert and Surry Hills stations with a new station built in-between called "Union."^[16] The final crossing to be removed on the corridor will be at Bedford Road in Ringwood by lowering the rail line in 2025.^[17] At the end of these removals, the Belgrave line will be fully level crossing free between the city and Ferntree Gully station, with crossings at Alpine St, Ferntree Gully, and Hilltop Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully, not currently slatered for removal.

Network and operations

Services

Services on the Belgrave line operates from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 daily.^[18] In general, during peak hours, train frequency is ~7 minutes on the Ringwood corridor (combined with the Lilydale line) and 15 minutes in the AM peak on the Belgrave Line while during non-peak hours the frequency is reduced to 20–30 minutes throughout the entire route.^[19] During certain periods of the day, services operate as a shuttle to Ringwood due to lower demand. On Friday nights and weekends, services run 24 hours a day, with 60 minute frequencies available outside of normal operating hours.^[20]

Train services on the Belgrave line are also subjected to maintenance and renewal works, usually on selected Fridays and Saturdays. Shuttle bus services are provided throughout the duration of works for affected commuters.^[21]

Stopping patterns

Legend — Station status

• ◼ Premium Station – Station staffed from first to last train
• ◻ Host Station – Usually staffed during morning peak, however this can vary for different stations on the network.

Legend — Stopping patterns
Some services do not operate via the City Loop

• ● – All trains stop
• ◐ – Some services do not stop
• ▼ – Only outbound trains stop
• | – Trains pass and do not stop

Belgrave Services^[22]
Station	Zone	Local	Ltd Express	Blackburn	Ringwood	Upper Ferntree Gully	Shuttle
◼ Flinders Street	1	●	●	●	●	●
◼ Southern Cross		◐	◐	◐	◐	●
◼ Flagstaff		◐	◐	◐	◐	●
◼ Melbourne Central		◐	◐	◐	◐	●
◼ Parliament		◐	◐	◐	◐	●
◼ Richmond		●	●	●	●	●
◻ East Richmond		◐	|	◐	◐	|
◼ Burnley		●	|	◐	◐	|
◻ Hawthorn		●	|	◐	◐	|
◼ Glenferrie		●	◐	●	●	▼
◻ Auburn		●	|	◐	◐	|
◼ Camberwell		●	◐	●	●	▼
◻ East Camberwell		●	◐	●	●	|
◻ Canterbury	1/2	●	◐	●	●	|
◻ Chatham		●	◐	●	●	|
◼ Union		●	◐	●	●	|
◼ Box Hill	2	●	●	●	●	●
◻ Laburnum		●	◐	◐	◐	▼
◼ Blackburn		●	●	●	●	●
◼ Nunawading		●	◐		●	●
◼ Mitcham		●	●		●	●
◻ Heatherdale		●	◐		●	●
◼ Ringwood		●	●		●	●	●
◻ Heathmont		●	◐			●	●
◼ Bayswater		●	●			●	●
◼ Boronia		●	●			●	●
◼ Ferntree Gully		●	◐			●	●
◼ Upper Ferntree Gully		●	●			●	●
◻ Upwey		●	◐				●
◻ Tecoma		●	◐				●
◼ Belgrave		●	●				●

Operators

The Belgrave line has had a total of 6 operators since its opening in 1889. The majority of operations throughout its history have been government run: from its first service in 1889 until the 1999 privatisation of Melbourne's rail network, four different government operators have run the line.^[23] These operators, Victorian Railways, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the Public Transport Corporation and Hillside Trains have a combined operational length of 110 years. Hillside Trains was privatised in August 1999 and later rebranded Connex Melbourne. Metro Trains Melbourne, the current private operator, then took over the operations in 2009. Both private operators have had a combined operational period of 23 years.^[24]

Past and present operators of the Belgrave line:

Operator	Assumed operations	Ceased operations	Length of operations
Victorian Railways	1889	1983	94 years
Metropolitan Transit Authority	1983	1989	6 years
Public Transport Corporation	1989	1998	9 years
Hillside Trains (government operator)	1998	1999	1 years
Connex Melbourne	1999	2009	10 years
Metro Trains Melbourne	2009	incumbent	13 years (ongoing)

Route

v t e Belgrave railway line
Legend
km zone     Multiple lines via North Melbourne     City Loop     1.2 Southern Cross ●●●●●●     ●  1     2.5 Flagstaff ●●●  1     3.1 Melbourne Central    1     4.3 Parliament ●●  1     0.0 Flinders Street ●●  1     0.1 Princes Bridge (closed)         Hurstbridge & Mernda lines to Jolimont     City Loop   1.8 Botanic Gardens (closed)   2.3 Punt Road (Hoddle Highway)   2.6 Richmond ●●●●●●■  1       Cranbourne, Frankston, Pakenham & Sandringham lines to South Yarra   3.1 East Richmond ■■ 1   4.1 Burnley ●■ 1       Glen Waverley line to Glen Waverley   4.9 Pic Nic (demolished)   5.0 Yarra River   5.7 Hawthorn ■  1       Kew line to Kew (dismantled)   6.9 Glenferrie ■ 1   7.7 Auburn   1   9.0 Camberwell ●■  1     Alamein line to Alamein                 9.8 East Camberwell 1     Outer Circle line to Fairfield (closed)   11.0 Canterbury   1/2   11.7 Chatham 1/2   12.6 Surrey Hills (demolished)   12.9 Union   1/2   13.4 Mont Albert (demolished)   14.9 Box Hill ■   2   16.6 Laburnum   2   17.4 Blackburn   2   19.5 Nunawading    2   19.7 Springvale Road (State Highway)   21.2 Mitcham   2   23.2 Heatherdale   2   23.4 EastLink   24.5 Ringwood ●   2       Lilydale line to Lilydale   26.9 Heathmont   2   28.4 Bungalook Creek   28.8 Dandenong Creek   29.4 Mountain Highway   29.5 Bayswater   2   32.1 Boronia   2   34.2 Blind Creek   34.7 Ferntree Gully   2   36.4 Upper Ferntree Gully   2   37.0 Burwood Highway   38.9 Upwey   2   Ferny Creek   40.1 Tecoma   2   40.7 Creek   41.3 Belgrave (Broad-gauge)   2       41.4 End of Metro area     42.0 Belgrave (Narrow-gauge)     Gembrook line (Puffing Billy Railway)
broad gauge     2 ft 6 in narrow gauge

 

Interactive map of the Belgrave line in eastern Melbourne (click to view)

Belgrave (physical track)
Overview
Status	Operational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Belgrave
Owner	Victorian Railways (VR) (1890–1974) VR as VicRail (1974–1983) MTA (The Met) (1983–1989) PTC (The Met) (1989–1997) VicTrack (1997–Current)
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini	Flinders Street Belgrave
Continues as	Gembrook (narrow gauge)
Connecting lines	All metropolitan, regional, and interstate Gembrook
Former connections	Kew Outer Circle
Stations	30 current stations 1 under construction 5 former stations
Service
Services	Belgrave
History
Commenced	4 December 1889 (1889-12-04)
Opened	Princes Bridge to Richmond on 8 February 1859 (1859-02-08) To Pic-nic on 24 September 1860 (1860-09-24) To Hawthorn on 13 April 1861 (1861-04-13) Flinders Street to Princes Bridge on 18 December 1865 (1865-12-18) Hawthorn to Camberwell on 3 April 1882 (1882-04-03) To Ringwood on 1 December 1882 (1882-12-01) To Upper Ferntree Gully on 4 December 1889 (1889-12-04) To Belgrave as narrow gauge on 18 December 1900 (1900-12-18)
Completed	18 February 1962 (1962-02-18)
Reopen	Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave as broad gauge on 18 February 1962 (1962-02-18)
Electrified	Flinders Street to Box Hill on 19 December 1922 (1922-12-19) To Ringwood on 30 January 1923 (1923-01-30) To Upper Ferntree Gully on 12 October 1925 (1925-10-12) To Belgrave on 18 February 1962 (1962-02-18)
Closed	Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave as narrow gauge on 30 April 1954 (1954-04-30)
Technical
Line length	41.8 km (25.97 mi)
Number of tracks	Twelve tracks: Flinders Street to Richmond Four tracks: Richmond to Burnley Triple track: Burnley to Box Hill Double track: Box Hill to Ferntree Gully Single track: Ferntree Gully to Belgrave
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Old gauge	Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave: 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric|
Signalling	Automatic block signaling
Maximum incline	1 in 30 (3.33%)

The Belgrave line forms a mostly curved route from the Melbourne central business district to its terminus in Belgrave. The route is 41.8 kilometres (26.0 mi) long and is predominantly doubled tracked, however between Flinders Street station and Richmond, the track is widened to 12 tracks, narrowing to 4 tracks between Richmond and Burnley before narrowing to 3 tracks between Burnley and Box Hill. Finally, the line narrows to two tracks between Box Hill and Ferntree Gully before narrowing to a single track to its terminus.^[25] After Ferntree Gully passing loops and island platforms are present at Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey, and Belgrave. After departing from its terminus at Flinders Street, the Belgrave line traverses both flat and hilly country with some curves (more towards the end of the line) and fairly significant earthworks for parts of the line. Sections of the line have been elevated or lowered into a cutting to eliminate level crossings.^[26] Despite some removals, there are a small number of level crossings still present with no current plans to remove them.

The line follows the same alignment as the Alamein, Glen Waverley, and Lilydale lines with the four services splitting onto different routes at Burnley. The Alamein, Belgrave, and Lilydale services continue till the Alamein line splits off at Camberwell, with the two services continuing together till Ringwood. After departing Ringwood station, the Belgrave line heads south with the Lilydale line heading in an eastern direction.^[27] Almost all of the rail line goes through built-up suburbs, however, the rail line becomes peri-urban towards its terminus in Belgrave.^[27]

Stations

The line serves 31 stations across 49 kilometres (30 mi) of track. The stations are a mix of elevated, lowered, underground, and ground level designs. Underground stations are present in the City Loop and Box Hill, with the majority of elevated and lowered stations being constructed as part of level crossing removals.^[28][29]

Station	Accessibility	Opened	Terrain	Train connections	Other connections
Flinders Street	Yes—step free access	1854^[30]	Lowered	16 connections  Alamein line   Craigieburn line   Cranbourne line   Flemington Racecourse line   Frankston line   Gippsland line   Glen Waverley line   Hurstbridge line   Lilydale line   Mernda line   Pakenham line   Sandringham line   Sunbury line   Upfield line   Werribee line   Williamstown line
Southern Cross		1859^[30]	Ground level	27 connections  Alamein line   Albury line   Ararat line   Ballarat line   Bendigo line   Craigieburn line   Cranbourne line   Echuca line   Flemington Racecourse line   Geelong line   Gippsland line   Glen Waverley line   Hurstbridge line   Lilydale line   Maryborough line   Mernda line   NSW TrainLink Southern   Pakenham line   Seymour line   Shepparton line   Sunbury line   Swan Hill line   The Overland   Upfield line   Warrnambool line   Werribee line   Williamstown line
Flagstaff		1985^[30]	Underground	10 connections  Alamein line   Craigieburn line   Cranbourne line   Glen Waverley line   Hurstbridge line   Lilydale line   Mernda line   Pakenham line   Sunbury line   Upfield line
Melbourne Central		1981^[30]
Parliament		1983^[30]
Richmond	No—steep ramp	1859^[31]	Elevated	8 connections  Alamein line   Cranbourne line   Frankston line   Gippsland line   Glen Waverley line   Lilydale line   Pakenham line   Sandringham line
East Richmond	Yes—step free access	1860^[31]	Ground level	3 connections  Alamein line   Glen Waverley line   Lilydale line
Burnley	No—steep ramp	1880^[31]
Hawthorn		1881^[31]	Lowered	2 Connnections  Alamein line   Lilydale line
Glenferrie		1882^[31]	Elevated
Auburn			Ground level
Camberwell			Lowered
East Camberwell		1900^[31]	Ground level	1 connection  Lilydale line
Canterbury		1882^[31]	Elevated
Chatham		1927^[31]	Ground level
Union	Yes—step free access	2023^[31]	Lowered
Box Hill		1882^[31]	Underground
Laburnum		1958^[31]	Elevated
Blackburn		1882^[31]	Ground level
Nunawading		1888^[31]	Lowered
Mitcham		1882^[31]
Heatherdale		1958^[31]
Ringwood		1882^[31]	Ground level
Heathmont		1926^[31]
Bayswater		1889^[31]	Lowered
Boronia		1920^[31]
Ferntree Gully		1889^[31]	Ground level
Upper Ferntree Gully	No—steep ramp
Upwey		1901^[31]
Tecoma		1924^[31]
Belgrave		1900^[31]

Station histories

Station	Opened^[32]	Closed^[32]	Age	Notes^[32]
Parliament	22 January 1983		40 years
Melbourne Central	26 January 1981		42 years	Formerly Museum
Flagstaff	27 May 1985		38 years
Southern Cross	17 January 1859		164 years	Formerly Batman's Hill Formerly Spencer Street
Flinders Street	12 September 1854		168 years	Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Princes Bridge	8 February 1859	1 October 1866	7 years
	2 April 1879	30 June 1980	101 years
Botanic Gardens	2 March 1859	c.April 1862	Approx. 3 years
Punt Road	8 February 1859	12 December 1859	10 months	Replaced by Swan Street (200m further along line)
Richmond	12 December 1859		163 years	Formerly Swan Street
East Richmond	24 September 1860		162 years	Formerly Church Street
Burnley	1 May 1880		143 years	Formerly Burnley Street
Pic Nic	24 September 1860	6 October 1895	35 years
Hawthorn	13 April 1861		162 years
Glenferrie	3 April 1882		141 years	Formerly Glenferrie Road
Auburn	3 April 1882		141 years	Formerly Auburn Road
Camberwell	3 April 1882		141 years
East Camberwell	14 May 1900		123 years
Canterbury	1 December 1882		140 years
Chatham	1 April 1927		96 years
Surrey Hills	13 August 1883	17 February 2023	139 years
Union	22 May 2023		10 days
Mont Albert	11 August 1890	17 February 2023	132 years
Box Hill	1 December 1882		140 years
Laburnum	13 July 1958		64 years
Blackburn	25 December 1882		140 years
Nunawading	4 June 1888		134 years	Formerly Turnstall
Mitcham	25 December 1882		140 years
Heatherdale	7 September 1958		64 years
Ringwood	1 December 1882		140 years
Heathmont	1 May 1926		97 years
Bayswater	4 December 1889		133 years
Boronia	16 June 1920		102 years
Ferntree Gully	4 December 1889		133 years	Formerly Lower Ferntree Gully Also spelt Lower Fern Tree Gully / Fern Tree Gully
Upper Ferntree Gully	4 December 1889		133 years	Also spelt Upper Fern Tree Gully
	18 December 1900	30 April 1954	53 years	As narrow gauge interchange
Upwey	3 June 1901	30 April 1954	52 years	As narrow gauge
	19 February 1962		61 years	As broad gauge
Tecoma	1 February 1924	30 April 1954	30 years	As narrow gauge
	19 February 1962		61 years	As broad gauge
Belgrave	18 December 1900	30 April 1954	53 years	As narrow gauge Formerly Monbulk
	19 February 1962		61 years	As broad gauge

Infrastructure

Rolling stock

The Belgrave line uses X'Trapolis 100 electric multiple unit (EMU) trains operating in a two three-car configuration, with three doors per side on each carriage and can accommodate of up to 432 seated passengers in each six car configuration.^[33] The trains were originally built between 2002 and 2004 as well as between 2009 and 2020 with a total of 212 three-car sets constructed. The trains are shared with 7 other metropolitan train lines and have been in service since 2003.^[33]

Alongside the passenger trains, Belgrave line tracks and equipment are maintained by a fleet of engineering trains. The four types of engineering trains are: the shunting train; designed for moving trains along non-electrified corridors and for transporting other maintenance locomotives, for track evaluation; designed for evaluating track and its condition, the overhead inspection train; designed for overhead wiring inspection, and the infrastructure evaluation carriage designed for general infrastructure evaluation.^[34] Most of these trains are repurposed locomotives previously used by V/Line, Metro Trains, and the Southern Shorthaul Railroad.^[34]

Accessibility

In compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992, all stations that are new-built or rebuilt are fully accessible and comply with these guidelines.^[35] Half of stations on the corridor are fully accessible, however, there are some stations that haven't been upgraded to meet these guidelines.^[36] These stations do feature ramps, however, they have a gradient greater than 1 in 14.^[36] Stations that are fully accessible feature ramps that have a gradient less than 1 in 14, have at-grade paths, or feature lifts.^[36] These stations typically also feature tactile boarding indicators, independent boarding ramps, wheelchair accessible myki barriers, hearing loops, and widened paths.^[36][37]

Projects improving station accessibility have included the Level Crossing Removal Project, which involves station rebuilds and upgrades, and individual station upgrade projects.^[38][39] These works have made significant strides in improving network accessibility, with more than 58% of Belgrave line stations classed as fully accessible. Future station upgrade projects will continue to increase the number of fully accessible stations overtime.

Signalling

The Belgrave line uses three position signalling with automatic block signaling(ABS) and automatic and track control(ATC) safeworking systems. Three position signalling was first introduced on the line in 1919, with the final section of the line converted to the new type of signalling by 1960.^[40] Automatic and track control is used with the centre line between Burnley and Box Hill, and between Ferntree Gully and the line's terminus in Belgrave.

See also

• Ringwood–Belgrave Rail Trail

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External links

• Belgrave line timetable
• Network map
•   Media related to Belgrave railway line at Wikimedia Commons