Fawkner railway station

Fawkner railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Hadfield, as well as neighbouring suburb Fawkner. The station opened on 8 October 1889 as Fawkner. It closed on 13 July 1903, reopening on 12 December 1906 as Fawkner Cemetery, and resumed the Fawkner name in 1914.[1]

Fawkner
Southbound view from Platform 1 in June 2012
LocationLorne Street, Hadfield
Coordinates37°42′53″S 144°57′38″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Upfield
Distance13.23 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking80
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeFAK
Fare zoneMyki zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889
Closed13 July 1903
Rebuilt12 December 1906
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Merlynston
Upfield line
Gowrie
towards Upfield

It is located adjacent to the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, which opened in 1906, and from then until 1939, special mortuary trains ran.[2] From October 1914, only seven trains daily ran to Fawkner, as well as the daily mortuary train to the cemetery.[3] A former mortuary van is located near the entrance to Platform 2.

Until 1959, Fawkner was the extent of suburban electrified services, with an AEC railmotor used from 1928 until 1959, to provide a connecting service north to Somerton.[4][5]

Until 1998, the station had one platform (present day Platform 2). The second track and Platform 1 were added as part of the duplication of the line between Fawkner and Gowrie.

Platforms & services

Fawkner has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Fawkner station:

References
  1. Fawkner Vicsig
  2. "Fawkner Crematorium & Memorial Park : Restored Mortuary Carriage". www.fcmp.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  3. "History of Fawkner - Moreland City Council, Victoria, Australia". www.moreland.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  4. "Fawkner". www.victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  5. "Somerton" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories. Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  6. "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "531 Upfield - North Coburg via Somerset Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
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