Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne

Not to be confused with Hawthorn railway station, Adelaide.

Hawthorn
Westbound view from Burwood Road entrance showing Platforms 1, 2 and 3, June 2024
General information
LocationEvansdale Road,
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E / 37.8219°S 145.0229°E / -37.8219; 145.0229
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance6.89 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections
  • Bus
  • Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking15
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHAW
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened13 April 1861 (1861-04-13)
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006458,506[1]
2006–2007508,851[1]  10.98%
2007–2008555,027[1]  9.07%
2008–2009574,879[2]  3.57%
2009–2010583,523[2]  1.5%
2010–2011621,015[2]  6.42%
2011–2012598,621[2]  3.6%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014679,741[2]  13.55%
2014–2015669,738[1]  1.47%
2015–2016671,074[2]  0.19%
2016–2017698,570[2]  4.09%
2017–2018707,101[2]  1.22%
2018–2019709,100[2]  0.28%
2019–2020553,450[2]  21.95%
2020–2021243,600[2]  55.98%
2021–2022285,900[3]  17.36%
2022–2023469,400[3]  64.18%
2023–2024523,950[3]  11.62%
2024–2025531,400[3]  1.42%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Burnley
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Glenferrie
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Glenferrie
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Weekday peak only
 Glenferrie
towards Alamein
Former services
Junction   Kew branch   Barker
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
to Burnley
Yarra River
1
2
3
to Glenferrie
Location

Hawthorn station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hawthorn station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 13 April 1861. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4][5]

History

Hawthorn station opened when the railway line from Pic-nic was extended across the Yarra River.[5] When it opened, Hawthorn was a terminus, with a single platform, the current Platform 1. In 1882, after the line was extended to Camberwell, an additional platform was constructed.[5] In 1890, an island platform was provided to accommodate the newly opened branch line to Kew, using a canopy from the original Flinders Street station.

In 1963, a third track was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell,[5] which was extended across the Yarra River to Burnley in 1972.[5] The third track allows bi-directional running on the middle track for express services during peak hour. A signal box at the station was abolished in that same year.[5]

In 1973, bulk briquette handling facilities were abolished at the station and,[6] by 1977, the goods yard was closed altogether,[5] with the siding and connection to the yard abolished in 1978.[5]

By the mid 1980s, the station had not been maintained for many years and was in a dilapidated state. In 1984, the Victorian State Government, with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (The Met), approved a $300,000 face-lift of the station, which included repainting, the re-panelling of the waiting room, the re-cladding of the canopies and landscaping.[7] The refurbishment was completed by May 1986.[8]

Platforms and services

Hawthorn has one island platform and one side platform. It is served by Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line trains.[9][10][11]

Hawthorn platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1  Alamein line 
 Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line  		Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services
2  Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line  		Lilydale, Belgrave All stations and limited express services
3  Alamein line 
 Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line  		Alamein, Blackburn, Ringwood, Lilydale, Belgrave All stations and limited express services

Dysons operates one bus route via Hawthorn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  609 : to Fairfield[12]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:

  • Eastbound view from Platform 2, November 2012
  • Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2021
  • Ramp from Burwood Road to island platform, February 2022
  • View of the heritage station canopy over Platforms 2 and 3, February 2022

Notes

  1. ^ weekday peaks only

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b c d Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Transport Victoria
  4. ^ "Hawthorn Railway Station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1566, Heritage Overlay HO42". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hawthorn". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1974. p. 89.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1984. p. 282.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
  9. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "609 Hawthorn to Fairfield via Kew". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South". Public Transport Victoria.

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