Hawkstowe railway station
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Hawkstowe | |||||||||||
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| Commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Southbound view, towards Flinders Street, in May 2019 | |||||||||||
| Location | Hawkstowe Parade, South Morang, Victoria 3752 City of Whittlesea Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′18″S 145°05′51″E / 37.6218°S 145.0975°ECoordinates: 37°37′18″S 145°05′51″E / 37.6218°S 145.0975°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.73 kilometres from Southern Cross[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 350 bays | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational; Host Station | ||||||||||
| Station code | HWS | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 26 August 2018 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Hawkstowe railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Morang, and it opened on 26 August 2018.[2][3]
The station was not originally planned in the Mernda Rail project; however, as a result of pressure from the community, the station was included in the plan for the extension. It is elevated, providing views of the surrounding area, including the adjacent Plenty Gorge Park.
Platforms and services[]
Hawkstowe station has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line services to Mernda
Transport Links[]
Dysons operates four routes via Hawkstowe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 382: Whittlesea – Northland Shopping Centre[5]
- 386: Mernda station – RMIT University Bundoora Campus[6]
- 387: Mernda station – RMIT University Bundoora Campus[7]
- Night Bus 955: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mernda (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[8]
References[]
- ^ Hawkstone Vicsig
- ^ Meet Mernda, your new line. Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "Hawkstowe Station Precinct" (PDF).
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "382 Whittlesea - Northland SC via South Morang Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "386 Mernda Station - Bundoora RMIT via South Morang". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "387 Mernda Station - Bundoora RMIT via Hawkstowe Pde & South Morang". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "955 Night bus: City - Brunswick - Ivanhoe - Bundoora - Mill Park - South Morang - Mernda". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
Categories:
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 2018