Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne
Hawthorn | |||||||||||||||||||
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Eastbound view from platform 2 in November 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Location |
Evansdale Road, Hawthorn Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E / 37.8219°S 145.0229°ECoordinates: 37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E / 37.8219°S 145.0229°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) |
Lilydale Belgrave Alamein | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 6.89 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Tram | ||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||
Station code | HAW | ||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 13 April 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||
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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, opening on 13 April 1861.[1]
Originally, Hawthorn was a terminus, with a single platform (the current day Platform 1). In 1882, an additional platform was constructed, after the line was extended to Camberwell. In 1890, an island platform was constructed, using a canopy from the original Flinders Street Station, for the newly opened, and now closed, branch line to Kew.
A third track was added between Hawthorn and Burnley in 1972, which allows the centre track to be used as a bi-directional track for express services during peak hour, and completed triplication of the line as far as Box Hill.
Bulk briquette handling facilities were abolished at the station in 1973.[2]
By the mid 1980s, the station was in a dilapidated state, and had not been maintained for many years. In 1984, the State Government, with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (The Met), approved a $300,000 face-lift of the station. The face-lift included a repaint of the station, the re-panelling of the waiting room, re-cladding of the canopies and landscaping.[3] The works were completed by May 1986.[4]
The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[5]
Platforms and services
Hawthorn has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line services.[6][7][8]
Platform 1:
- Alamein line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
- Lilydale line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
- Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Lilydale line: all stations and limited stops services to Lilydale
- Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Belgrave
Platform 3:
- Lilydale line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Lilydale
- Alamein line: weekday all stations services to Alamein
- Lilydale line & Belgrave line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Blackburn
Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Hawthorn station:
Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:
References
- ↑ Hawthorn Vicsig
- ↑ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1974. p. 89.
- ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1984. p. 282.
- ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
- ↑ "Hawthorn Railway Station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1566, Heritage Overlay HO42". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
- ↑ Lilydale Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Belgrave Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Alamein Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 609 Hawthorn - Fairfield timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Junction | Kew branch | Barker | ||
List of closed railway stations in Melbourne |