Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Hawthorn
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Looking towards Melbourne from Platform 1 - January 2021.
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| Location | Evansdale Road, Hawthorn Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E / 37.8219°S 145.0229°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lilydale Belgrave Alamein |
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| Distance | 6.89 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Tram | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | HAW | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 April 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hawthorn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, opening on 13 April 1861.
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.
A third track was added between Hawthorn and Burnley in 1972, 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.
Bulk briquette handling facilities were abolished at the station in 1973.
By the mid 1980s, the station was in a dilapidated state, and had not been maintained for many years. In 1984, the 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. The works were completed by May 1986.
The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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.
Platform 1:
- Alamein line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
- Lilydale line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
- Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Lilydale line: all stations and limited stops services to Lilydale
- Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Belgrave
Platform 3:
- Lilydale line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Lilydale
- Alamein line: weekday all stations services to Alamein
- Lilydale line & Belgrave line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Blackburn
Transport links
Dysons operates one route via Hawthorn station:
- 609: to Fairfield
Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:
Gallery
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Eastbound view from platform 2 in November 2012
