Hallam railway station

Track layout
	Legend
	Progress Street
	(Closing by 2025)
	General Motors
	(Closed)
	South Gippsland Freeway

Hallam
Hallam
PTV commuter rail station
	Westbound view from Platform 2 in November 2022
General information
Location	Hallam Road,; Hallam, Victoria 3803; City of Casey ; Australia
Coordinates	38°01′04″S145°16′13″E / 38.0179°S 145.2702°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham
Distance	37.45 kilometres from; Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	590 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes — step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	HLM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 1880;143 years ago
Rebuilt	2 May 2022 (LXRP)
Electrified	July 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Hallam's Road (1880-1904)
Passengers
2005–2006	474,292

Last updated April 02, 2024

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Dandenong towards Flinders Street		Pakenham line		Narre Warren towards Pakenham

Former service

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
General Motors		Orbost line		Line open

Hallam railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hallam, and it opened on 1 December 1880 as Hallam's Road. It was renamed Hallam on 2 May 1904.^[4]

History

Hallam station opened on 1 December 1880 as a single platform, just over three years after the railway line from Dandenong was extended to Pakenham.^[4] The station gets its name from Hallam's Road, itself named after William Hallam, who settled in the area in 1856 and operated a general store and hotel on the present day corner of the Princes Highway and Hallam Road.^[5]^[6]

In 1954, a goods siding at the station was closed.^[4] Between 1955 and 1956, the former ground level platforms were provided, when the line between Dandenong and Narre Warren was duplicated.^[4]

In 1959, flashing light signals replaced hand gates at the former Hallam South Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station,^[4] with boom barriers provided in 1985.^[7] On 16 July 1990, the station officially operated for passenger business only.^[8]

Sometime during or after 1995, the former ground level station shelters were provided.^[9]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Hallam to a premium station, along with nineteen others.^[10]^[11] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.^[12]

On 2 April 2022, the Hallam South Road level crossing was abolished as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project,^[13] and was replaced with a rail bridge over the road, which included a new, rebuilt elevated station.^[14] On 2 May of that year, the rebuilt station opened.^[15]

Platforms and services

Hallam has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.^[16]

Platform 1:

Pakenham line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Pakenham line all stations services to Pakenham

By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes via Hallam station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

891 : Westfield Fountain Gate – Lynbrook station ^[17]
893 : Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre – Dandenong station ^[18]
894 : to Amberley Park (Narre Warren South)^[19]

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Hallam station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

863 : Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre – Cranbourne West ^[20]
Night Bus 982 : Dandenong station – Cranbourne (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[21]

Gallery

Eastbound view from the former ground level Platform 2 in April 2015

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
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[patronage2005-2015-1] 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis

[patronage2021-2023-3] 1 2 Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic

[vicsighallam-4] 1 2 3 4 5 "Hallam". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[vphallam-5] "Hallam". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[heraldsun-6] First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[somersault-7] John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.

[newsrailnov90-8] "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1990. p. 348.

[theage-9] Corporation, Public Transport (18 February 1995). "Tenders–Construction of New Station Facilities at Narre Warren, Berwick and Hallam Railway Stations". The Age . p. 101.

[10] "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[newsrailjun10-11] "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.

[12] Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[lxrp1-13] "Hallam Road level crossing gone for good". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[lxrp2-14] "Hallam Road, Hallam". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[lxrp3-15] "Hallam Station is now open!". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[16] "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[ptv891-17] "891 Fountain Gate SC - Lynbrook Station via Hallam Station". Public Transport Victoria . Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[ptv893-18] "893 Cranbourne Park SC - Dandenong Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[ptv894-19] "894 Amberly Park - Hallam Station via Hampton Park". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[ptv863-20] "863 Endeavour Hills SC - Cranbourne West via Hallam Rd". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[ptv982-21] "982 Dandenong Station - Cranbourne via Endeavour Hills & Hampton Park". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

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