Fairfield railway station, Melbourne
Fairfield | ||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Eastbound view in February 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Place, Fairfield, Victoria 3078 City of Darebin Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′45″S 145°01′01″E / 37.7792°S 145.0169°ECoordinates: 37°46′45″S 145°01′01″E / 37.7792°S 145.0169°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 9.15 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, Host Station | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | FFD | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 1888 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Fairfield Park | |||||||||||||||||
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Fairfield railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Fairfield, and opened on 8 May 1888 as Fairfield Park. It was renamed Fairfield on 14 November 1943.[1]
From 1891 to 1893, Fairfield was the junction station for the northern end of the former Outer Circle line,[2] and was later the junction for the APM Siding, which operated from 1919 to the 1990s, and served the Australian Paper Manufacturers paper mill. Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Station Street level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1969.[3]
In 1999, the station building on Platform 1 underwent restoration works.[4]
Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO), a 6-metre-tall wooden sculpture of a dog, is located adjacent to the level crossing, at the eastern end of Platform 2.
Platforms and services[]
Fairfield has two side platforms, and is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[5]
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line stops all stations and express service to Clifton Hill, then stops all stations to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge
Transport links[]
Dysons operates two routes via Fairfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 567 : Northcote – Regent station[6]
- 609 : Hawthorn station – Fairfield[7]
References[]
- ^ Fairfield Vicsig
- ^ 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.
- ^ S0092: Station Street Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1999. p. 376.
- ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "567 Northcote - Regent via Northland". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "609 Hawthorn to Fairfield via Kew". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
Media related to Fairfield railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888