Highett railway station

Highett
Southbound view from Platform 2 in July 2010
Location	Railway Parade, Highett Australia
Coordinates	37°56′55″S 145°02′30″E / 37.9485°S 145.0418°E / -37.9485; 145.0418Coordinates: 37°56′55″S 145°02′30″E / 37.9485°S 145.0418°E / -37.9485; 145.0418
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	20.06 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	116
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed station
Station code	HIG
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	19 December 1881
Rebuilt	1986
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Highett Road
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Moorabbin toward Flinders Street Frankston line Cheltenham toward Frankston

Highett railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Highett. Opened on 19 December 1881 as Highett Road, it was renamed Highett on 14 December 1885.

The station was built under the endorsement of Thomas Bent, who ordered the railway line be redirected through Highett, but also demanded a higher standard of departmental residences than elsewhere. The current station building was erected in 1883-1884, and was refurbished in 1966, It was refurbished again in 1986, after it was damaged by fire during the previous year.

In 1925, a parcel train hit a car at the nearby Wickham Road railway crossing, killing nine people inside the car. The gatekeeper was found not guilty to the charge of manslaughter, the jury finding the incident was due to the fault of the system, and not through human negligence. In 1932, there was a shootout between a policeman and a burglar, who was killed.

Highett has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Highett station: