[6] When the station opened, it was located west of the former Heatherdale Road level crossing, which was provided with boom barriers in that year.

[7] In 2007, Heatherdale was upgraded as part of the EastLink tollway project, with the works funded by ConnectEast.

[9] In September of that year, an alliance including Leighton Contractors, Aurecon and Hyder Consulting was formally awarded the contract.

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.

[13][14] Platform 1: Platform 2: 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: