Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne
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 Platforms 2 and 3, looking towards Camberwell |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E / 37.8219°S 145.0229°ECoordinates: 37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E / 37.8219°S 145.0229°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Code | HAW | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||
| Myki zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Station status | Unmanned Station | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Link, includes timetables | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hawthorn railway station is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the Lilydale, Belgrave, and Alamein lines, at Burwood and Evansdale Roads in the suburb of Hawthorn. The station is 5.6 kilometres from Flinders Street Station, the centre of the city's suburban railway network, and in myki ticketing Zone 1.
Station overview
Facilities
Hawthorn consists of a side platform and an island format; Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, while the island platform has a smaller weatherboard building underneath a large canopy. A footbridge at the Down end of the station connects all three platforms. Hawthorn is an unstaffed station, with only limited facilities.
History
Hawthorn opened in 1861 with the opening of the line from Melbourne.[1] Originally Hawthorn was a terminus with a single platform, now designated as 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 then new, now closed, branch line to Kew. The two island platforms, numbered 2 and 3, are still used, although few services stop on platform 3 except during peak hour.
A third track was added between Hawthorn and Burnley in 1972. This allowed 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.
Through the 1970s and 1980s the Victorian railway system in general, and Hawthorn station in particular, were neglected. By the end of the 1980s the station was in a sadly dilapidated state and had not been painted for many years. It has since been fully restored and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[2]
Platforms
Platform 1:
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street.
Platform 2:
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street.
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Alamein (Peak only).
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Belgrave.
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Lilydale.
Platform 3:
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Alamein (Peak only).
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Belgrave.
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Lilydale.
References
- ^ Hawthorn - VICSIG Infrastructure
- ^ "Hawthorn Railway Station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1566, Heritage Overlay HO42". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
External links
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