Fairfield railway station, Melbourne

Fairfield railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Fairfield. The station was called Fairfield Park when it opened on 8 May 1888, and was renamed Fairfield on 14 November 1943.[1]

Fairfield
Eastbound view in February 2008
LocationRailway Place, Fairfield
Australia
Coordinates37°46′45″S 145°01′01″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance9.15 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking70
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codeFFD
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Dennis
Hurstbridge line
Alphington
towards Hurstbridge

From 1891 to 1893, Fairfield was the junction station for the northern end of the former Outer Circle line,[2] and was later the junction of the APM Siding, which operated from 1919 to the 1990s, and served the Australian Paper Manufacturers paper mill. Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Station Street level crossing in 1969.[3]

Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO), a 6-metre-tall wooden sculpture of a dog, is located adjacent to the level crossing, at the eastern end of Platform 2.

Platforms & services

Fairfield has two side platforms, and is served by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates two routes via Fairfield station:

References
  1. Fairfield Vicsig
  2. David Beardsell & Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN 0-85849-024-2.
  3. S0092: Station Street Vicsig
  4. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "567 Northcote - Regent via Northland". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "609 Hawthorn to Fairfield via Kew". Public Transport Victoria.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Outer Circle line   Fulham Grange
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