Auburn railway station, Melbourne

Track layout
	Legend

Auburn
Auburn
PTV commuter rail station
	Westbound view from Platform 2 viewing station building, October 2007
General information
Location	Auburn Road,; Hawthorn East, Victoria 3123; City of Boroondara ; Australia
Coordinates	37°49′21″S145°02′46″E / 37.8225°S 145.0460°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave ; Alamein ;
Distance	8.96 kilometres from; Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	AUB
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	3 April 1882;142 years ago
Rebuilt	1916; 8 December 1963
Electrified	December 1922; (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Auburn Road (1882)
Passengers
2005–2006	491,468

Last updated May 31, 2024

Preceding station		Following station
Glenferrie towards Flinders Street	Lilydale line	Camberwell towards Lilydale
	Belgrave line	Camberwell towards Belgrave
	Alamein line Weekday peak only	Camberwell towards Alamein

Auburn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn East, and it opened on 3 April 1882 as Auburn Road. It was renamed Auburn on 1 September of that year.^[4]

History

Auburn station opened on 3 April 1882, when the railway line from Hawthorn was extended to Camberwell.^[4] The station was named after two nearby residences which were built in the 1850s.^[5]^[6] Reverend Henry Liddiard's Auburn Lodge was built south of Burwood Road, between Glenferrie and Auburn Roads,^[5] while John Collings' Auburn House was built south of Liddiard's residence in the present day Goodall Street.^[5]

The current two-storey station building dates back to 1916, when the line between Hawthorn and Camberwell was regraded. It features brick and stucco facades punctuated by arches, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.^[7]

In 1963, a third line was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell.^[4] These works included a new up platform (Platform 1), with Platform 2 becoming a bi-directional platform.^[4]

Platforms and services

Auburn has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line services.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Platform 1:

Alamein line weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Lilydale line all stations services to Lilydale
Belgrave line all stations services to Belgrave

Platform 3:

Lilydale line weekday all stations services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
Belgrave line weekday all stations services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
Alamein line weekday all stations services to Alamein

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Auburn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

624 : Kew – Oakleigh station ^[11]

Notes

↑ weekday peaks only

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References

1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
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
1 2 Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
1 2 3 4 "Auburn". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
1 2 3 "Auburn". Victorian Places. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
↑ "Auburn railway station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1559, Heritage Overlay HO132". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
↑ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (from 30 Jan 2023)". Public Transport Victoria . Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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[1] weekday peaks only

[patronage2005-2015-2] 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-3] 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

[patronage2021-2022-4] 1 2 Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

[vicsigauburn-5] 1 2 3 4 "Auburn". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[vpauburn-6] 1 2 3 "Auburn". Victorian Places. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[heraldsun-7] First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[8] "Auburn railway station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1559, Heritage Overlay HO132". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.

[9] "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[10] "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[11] "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[ptv624-12] "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (from 30 Jan 2023)". Public Transport Victoria . Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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