Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne

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]

Hawthorn
Eastbound view from platform 2 in November 2012
LocationEvansdale Road, Hawthorn
Australia
Coordinates37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Alamein
Distance6.89 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsTram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking15
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHAW
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened13 April 1861
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Burnley
Lilydale line
Glenferrie
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line
Glenferrie
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Glenferrie
towards Alamein

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:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Dysons operates one route via Hawthorn station:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:

References
  1. Hawthorn Vicsig
  2. "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1974. p. 89.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1984. p. 282.
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
  5. "Hawthorn Railway Station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1566, Heritage Overlay HO42". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  6. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "609 Hawthorn to Fairfield via Kew". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South". Public Transport Victoria.
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