Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne

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Hawthorn
PTV commuter rail station
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Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2021
General information
LocationEvansdale Road,
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates 37°49′19″S145°01′22″E / 37.8219°S 145.0229°E / -37.8219; 145.0229
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)
Distance6.89 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Melbourne tram logo.svg Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking15
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHAW
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened13 April 1861;162 years ago (1861-04-13)
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers
2005–2006458,506 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Burnley
towards Flinders Street
Lilydale line Glenferrie
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Glenferrie
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Weekday peak only
 Glenferrie
towards Alamein
Former services
Junction  Kew branch   Barker
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
Legend
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Hawthorn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, and opened on 13 April 1861. [4]

Contents

The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. [5]

History

Hawthorn station opened when the railway line from Pic-nic was extended across the Yarra River. [4] When it opened, Hawthorn was a terminus, with a single platform, the current Platform 1. In 1882, after the line was extended to Camberwell, an additional platform was constructed. [4] In 1890, an island platform was provided to accommodate the newly opened branch line to Kew, using a canopy from the original Flinders Street station.

In 1963, a third track was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell, [4] which was extended across the Yarra River to Burnley in 1972. [4] The third track allows bi-directional running on the middle track for express services during peak hour. A signal box at the station was abolished in that same year. [4]

In 1973, bulk briquette handling facilities were abolished at the station and, [6] by 1977, the goods yard was closed altogether, [4] with the siding and connection to the yard abolished in 1978. [4]

By the mid 1980s, the station had not been maintained for many years and was in a dilapidated state. In 1984, the Victorian State Government, with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (The Met), approved a $300,000 face-lift of the station, which included repainting, the re-panelling of the waiting room, the re-cladding of the canopies and landscaping. [7] The refurbishment was completed by May 1986. [8]

Platforms and services

Hawthorn has one island platform and one side platform. It is served by Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line trains. [9] [10] [11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Dysons operates one bus route via Hawthorn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:

Notes

  1. ↑ weekday peaks only

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Hawthorn". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hawthorn Railway Station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1566, Heritage Overlay HO42". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  6. ↑ "Way & Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1974. p. 89.
  7. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1984. p. 282.
  8. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
  9. ↑ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ↑ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ↑ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ↑ "609 Hawthorn to Fairfield via Kew". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ↑ "75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South". Public Transport Victoria.

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