Hawkstowe railway station

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Hawkstowe
PTV commuter rail station
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Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2019
General information
LocationHawkstowe Parade,
South Morang, Victoria 3752
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates 37°37′18″S145°05′51″E / 37.6218°S 145.0975°E / -37.6218; 145.0975
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Mernda
Distance30.73 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking350 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeHWS
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened26 August 2018;6 years ago (2018-08-26)
ElectrifiedJuly 2018 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2018–2019193,600 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Middle Gorge
towards Flinders Street
Mernda line Mernda
Terminus

Hawkstowe railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, serving the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Morang in Victoria, Australia. Hawkstowe is an elevated host station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 10 October 1887 with current station provided in 2018 along with the duplication of track between South Morang and Mernda. [4] [5] [6]

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History

Hawkstowe station opened on 26 August 2018, when the railway line was extended from South Morang to Mernda, as part of the Mernda Rail project. [4] The station was not originally planned as part of the project. However, as a result of pressure from the community, the station was included in the plan for the extension. It is elevated, providing views of the surrounding area, including the adjacent Plenty Gorge Park.

The name of the station comes from a nearby property named Hawkstowe, once owned by J.H. Walker, who was the founder of Walker's Biscuits. [7]

Platforms and services

Hawkstowe station has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services. [8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates three bus routes via Hawkstowe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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References

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  2. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23 Data Vic
  4. 1 2 "Hawkstone". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Meet Mernda, your new line. Archived 1 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  6. ↑ "Hawkstowe Station Precinct" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "History of Hawkstowe Park". wikinorthia. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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