Fawkner railway station
Fawkner | |||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Southbound view from Platform 1 in June 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Sydney Road, Hadfield, Victoria 3046 City of Moreland Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°42′53″S 144°57′38″E / 37.7147°S 144.9606°ECoordinates: 37°42′53″S 144°57′38″E / 37.7147°S 144.9606°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Upfield | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.23 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 80 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | FAK | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 13 July 1903 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 12 December 1906 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Fawkner Cemetery | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Fawkner railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Hadfield, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Fawkner. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 12 December 1906 as Fawkner Cemetery. It was renamed Fawkner in 1914.[1]
It is located adjacent to the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, which opened in 1906, and from then until 1939, special mortuary trains ran.[2] From October 1914, only seven trains ran to Fawkner daily, as well as the daily mortuary train to the cemetery.[3] A former mortuary van is located near the entrance to Platform 2.
Until 1959, Fawkner was the extent of suburban electrified services, with an AEC railmotor used from 1928 until 1959, to provide a connecting service north to Somerton.[4][5]
The line between Coburg and Fawkner was duplicated in 1959,[1] however the duplicated line converged at the Up end of the station, and until 1998, the station had one platform (present day Platform 2). The second track and Platform 1 were added as part of the duplication of the line between Fawkner and Gowrie.
Platforms and services[]
Fawkner has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[6]
Platform 1:
- Upfield line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Upfield line all stations services to Upfield
Transport links[]
Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Fawkner station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[7]
- 531 : Upfield station – North Coburg[8]
References[]
- ^ a b Fawkner Vicsig
- ^ "Fawkner Crematorium & Memorial Park : Restored Mortuary Carriage". www.fcmp.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ "History of Fawkner - Moreland City Council, Victoria, Australia". www.moreland.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ "Fawkner". www.victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ "Somerton" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories. Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "531 Upfield - North Coburg via Somerset Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
Media related to Fawkner railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889