Burwood railway station, Melbourne

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Burwood
PTV commuter rail station
Burwood Railway Station Front (December 2020).jpg
Station front in December 2020
LocationTrent Street, Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°51′06″S 145°04′50″E / 37.8516°S 145.0805°E / -37.8516; 145.0805Coordinates: 37°51′06″S 145°04′50″E / 37.8516°S 145.0805°E / -37.8516; 145.0805
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Alamein
Distance14.17 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsTram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking150
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeBWD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 May 1890
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesHartwell
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Hartwell
towards Flinders Street
 Alamein line Ashburton
towards Alamein
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Riversdale
towards Fairfield 		  Outer Circle line   Ashburton
towards Oakleigh
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
Legend
to Hartwell
1
2
to Ashburton

Burwood railway station is located on the Alamein line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris, and it opened on 30 May 1890 as Hartwell. It was renamed Burwood on 1 August 1909.[1]

Burwood was part of the first section of the Outer Circle line. It was closed for a brief stint from May 1897 until July 1898, after the closure of the Outer Circle line. However, after a public outcry, it soon reopened, first as part of the Deepdene Dasher steam service. In 1927, Burwood became part of the Ashburton line, which was then extended to Alamein on 28 June 1948,[1] becoming the present day Alamein line.

Burwood station is named after Burwood House, which was built by Sir James Frederick Palmer in 1852.[2]

Platforms and services[]

Burwood has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Alamein line services.[3]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burwood station:

Gallery[]

  • Eastbound view from Platform 1 in December 2020

  • Station front in March 2003

References[]

  1. ^ a b Burwood 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. ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. ^ "75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South". Public Transport Victoria.

External links[]

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