Hawksburn railway station

Hawksburn railway station is located on the Pakenham, Cranbourne and Frankston lines, in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 7 May 1879,[10] and serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Yarra.

Hawksburn
Southbound view in June 2014
Location	Luxton Road, South Yarra
Coordinates	37°50′41″S 145°00′08″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne Frankston Sunbury after 2025
Distance	6.63 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Unstaffed station
Station code	HKN
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 May 1879 (1879-05-07)[1][2][3]
Rebuilt	1914[4][5][6][7][8]
Electrified	Yes (1922[9])
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station South Yarra towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Toorak towards Pakenham Cranbourne line Toorak towards Cranbourne Frankston line Toorak towards Frankston

The station is named after the Hawksburn Estate in which it was built.[11][12] The current station buildings were completed in 1914, as part of the duplication and grade separation of the railway between South Yarra and Caulfield.[13][5]

Platforms & services

Hawksburn has four platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Pakenham,[14] Frankston,[15] and Cranbourne,[16] although only Frankston line trains usually call at this station while Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains do not stop and run express through platforms 3 and 4.

Platform 1:

• Frankston line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Frankston line: all stations services to Frankston

Platform 3:

• Pakenham line: all stations services to Flinders Street
• Cranbourne line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 4:

• Pakenham line: all stations services to Pakenham
• Cranbourne line: all stations services to Cranbourne

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025, with Hawksburn to be the site of an Eastern Turnback for operational flexibility.

References

1. Hawksburn Railway Station Precinct, Hermes No 108116, Place Citation Report, 26-Nov-2009, Heritage citation report – City of Stonnington
2. Hawksburn_Urban_Design_Final_Analysis_report_090215lr
3. Picture:Prahran: Copy of a published photo of the approach to Hawksburn Railway Station, showing regrading work on the line. Workmen stand by the line., PictureVictoria
4. "THE CAULFIELD RAILWAY. Progress of duplication work at Hawksburn station". The Age (18, 302). Victoria, Australia. 14 November 1913. p. 11. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Malvern railway station, Aug 24, 1999, Victorian Heritage Database, ...The present station, designed in 1912–13 by James W Hardy, the chief architect for the Department of Way and Works...Malvern Station is one of a group of stations designed by Hardy prior to and during the First World War....Why is it significant?...The other examples which are almost identical in design are at Armadale, Camberwell, Hawksburn, Malvern and Toorak...Hardy was also responsible for the railway stations at Caulfield, Armadale, Toorak and Hawksburn, the group of stations between South Yarra and Caulfield, as well as Camberwell Station . (Full VHD Report PDF)
6. "A Shocking Accident: Fatality at Hawksburn station". The Age (12870). Victoria, Australia. 30 May 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "City of Prahran, Hawksburn Railway Station, showing Re-grading Works". Malvern Standard. 16 (12). Victoria, Australia. 21 March 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "Hawksburn Railway Accident". The Argus (Melbourne) (18, 812). Victoria, Australia. 1 November 1906. p. 9. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
9. FAQ:How old is the Malvern Railway Station?, Malvern Historical Society (Stonnington), ...The first (steam) trains from South Yarra to Caulfield ran through Hawksburn, Toorak, Armadale and Malvern stations in 1879...in 1910, the railway cutting was excavated between Hawksburn and Malvern,...The railway line was electrified in 1922...
10. Hawksburn Vicsig
11. "Children's Aid Society, San Francisco". The Leader. 1 March 1879. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
12. "Hawksburn Estate". State Library Victoria. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
13. More crumbling Melbourne railway stations, By Marcus Wong, September 13th, 2016, Waking up in Geelong, ...The first is Hawksburn. The current station building were completed in 1914, as part of the duplication and grade separation of the railway between South Yarra and Caulfield. The main station building is located on the central island platform, with smaller structures sheltering the entrances to platforms 1 and 4.
14. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
15. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
16. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au