Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne

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Hawthorn
PTV commuter rail station
Hawthorn railway station - Melbourne.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 1, looking towards Melbourne, in January 2021
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; 145.0229Coordinates: 37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E / 37.8219°S 145.0229°E / -37.8219; 145.0229
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Alamein
Distance6.89 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking15
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeHAW
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened13 April 1861
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
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
Legend
to Burnley
Yarra River
1
2
3
to Glenferrie

Hawthorn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, and it opened on 13 April 1861.[1]

History[]

Originally, Hawthorn was a terminus, with a single platform (the current day Platform 1). In 1882, an additional platform was constructed, after the line was extended to Camberwell. In 1890, an island platform was constructed, using a canopy from the original Flinders Street station, for the newly opened, and now closed, branch line to Kew.

In 1963, a third line was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell.[1] A third track was provided between Hawthorn and Burnley in 1972,[1] which allows the centre track to be used as a bi-directional track for express services during peak hour, and completed triplication of the line as far as Box Hill. A signal box at the station was also abolished in the same year.[1]

Bulk briquette handling facilities were abolished at the station in 1973.[2] In 1977, the goods yard was closed,[1] with the siding and connection to the yard abolished in 1978.[1]

By the mid 1980s, the station was in a dilapidated state, and had not been maintained for many years. In 1984, the Victorian State Government, with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (The Met), approved a $300,000 face-lift of the station. The face-lift included a repaint of the station, the re-panelling of the waiting room, re-cladding of the canopies and landscaping.[3] The refurbishment was completed by May 1986.[4]

The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[5]

Platforms and services[]

Hawthorn has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line services.[6][7][8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

  •  Lilydale line  weekday all stations and limited stops services to Lilydale; weekday all stations and limited stops services to Blackburn
  •  Belgrave line  weekday all stations and limited stops services to Belgrave; weekday all stations and limited stops services to Blackburn
  •  Alamein line  weekday all stations services to Alamein

Transport links[]

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

  •  609 : to Fairfield[9]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:

Gallery[]

  • Eastbound view from Platform 2 in November 2012

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Hawthorn Vicsig
  2. ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1974. p. 89.
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1984. p. 282.
  4. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
  5. ^ "Hawthorn Railway Station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1566, Heritage Overlay HO42". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  6. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "609 Hawthorn to Fairfield via Kew". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South". Public Transport Victoria.

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