Burwood railway station, Melbourne

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Burwood
PTV commuter rail station
Burwood Railway Station Platform View.jpg
South-east bound view from Platform 1,
December 2020
General information
LocationTrent Street,
Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates 37°51′06″S145°04′50″E / 37.8516°S 145.0805°E / -37.8516; 145.0805
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Alamein
Distance14.17 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Melbourne tram logo.svg Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking150
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBWD
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 May 1890;134 years ago (1890-05-30)
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesHartwell (1890–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006297,732 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Hartwell
towards Camberwell or Flinders Street
Alamein line Ashburton
towards Alamein
Former services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Riversdale
towards Fairfield 		  Outer Circle line   Ashburton
towards Oakleigh
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Burwood railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris in Victoria, Australia. Burwood is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 30 May 1890, with the current station provided in 1954. [4]

Contents

Initially opened as Hartwell, the station was given its current name of Burwood on 1 August 1909, the same day as the current Hartwell station was given its name. [4]

History

Burwood station opened on 30 May 1890 and, like the suburb itself, was named after Burwood House, built by Sir James Frederick Palmer in 1852. [5] [6] [7]

Burwood was on the second section of the Outer Circle line. From May 1897 until July 1898, the station became disused following the closure of the line. However, after a public outcry, the line and the station were reopened, being served by what became known as the Deepdene Dasher, a train consisting of one or two "American-style" carriages hauled by a steam locomotive.

In 1924, the line was electrified to the terminus at Ashburton. On 28 June 1948, the line was extended to Alamein, [4] becoming the present-day Alamein line.

In 1954, the current station was provided, when duplication of the line occurred between Hartwell and Ashburton. [4]

Platforms and services

Burwood has two side platforms. It is served by Alamein line trains. [8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burwood station:

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