Hallam railway station
Hallam railway station is a railway station located on the Gippsland line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hallam, and opened on 1 December 1880 as Hallam's Road. It was renamed Hallam on 2 May 1904.[2]
Hallam | |||||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||||
 View of platforms at Hallam, April 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Hallam Road Hallam, Victoria 3803 Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°01′04″S 145°16′13″E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gippsland line | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 37.45 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Train operators | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||
| Connections | 5 bus routes | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 590 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | HLM | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1880 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Hallam's Road | ||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||
| Passengers (2008–2009) | 685,107[1] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers (2009–2010) | 706,461[1]  | ||||||||||||
| Passengers (2010–2011) | 738,349[1] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers (2011–2012) | 714,059[1]  | ||||||||||||
| Passengers (2012–2013) | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers (2013–2014) | 612,964[1] | ||||||||||||
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Boom barriers were provided at the Hallam South Road level crossing in 1984.[3]
On 16 July 1990, the station officially operated for passenger business only.[4]
Platforms & services
Hallam has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[5]
Platform 1:
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Pakenham line: all stations services to Pakenham
It is planned to connect the Pakenham line to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines and Cranbourne Transit operates five routes via Hallam station:
- 863: Hampton Park shopping centre - Endeavour Hills shopping centre[6]
- 891: Lynbrook station – Westfield Fountain Gate[7]
- 893: Cranbourne – Dandenong station[8]
- 894: to Amberley Park (Hampton Park)[9]
- Night Bus 982: Dandenong station – Cranbourne (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[10]
References
- "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
- Hallam Vicsig
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1983. p. 246.
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1990. p. 348.
- "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "863 Endeavour Hills SC - Hampton Park SC via Hallam Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- "891 Fountain Gate SC - Lynbrook Station via Hallam Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- "893 Cranbourne Park SC - Dandenong Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- "894 Amberly Park - Hallam via Hampton Park". Public Transport Victoria.
- "982 Night bus: Dandenong - Endeavour Hills - Hampton Park - Cranbourne". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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