Auburn railway station, Melbourne facts for kids
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Auburn
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Westbound view from Platform 2 in October 2007
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| Location | Auburn Road, Hawthorn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′21″S 145°02′46″E / 37.8225°S 145.0460°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lilydale Belgrave Alamein |
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| Distance | 8.96 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Host station | ||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | AUB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 April 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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Auburn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia, serving the eastern Melbourne neighbourhood of Auburn, which is located within the suburb of Hawthorn. The station opened as Auburn Road on 3 April 1882, and was renamed Auburn on 1 September 1882.
The current two-storey station building dates to 1916, when the line between Hawthorn and Camberwell was regraded. It features brick and stucco facades punctuated by arches, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Platforms & services
Auburn has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is served by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line trains.
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 services to Lilydale
- Belgrave line: all stations services to Belgrave
Platform 3:
- Lilydale line: weekday all stations services to Lilydale
- Alamein line: weekday all stations services to Alamein
- Lilydale line & Belgrave line: weekday all stations services to Blackburn
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