Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne

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.[1]

Hawthorn
Eastbound view from platform 2 in November 2012
Location	Evansdale Road, Hawthorn Australia
Coordinates	37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave Alamein
Distance	6.89 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	15
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	HAW
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	13 April 1861
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Burnley towards Flinders Street Lilydale line Glenferrie towards Lilydale Belgrave line Glenferrie towards Belgrave Alamein line Glenferrie towards Alamein

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.[2]

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.[3] The works were 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:

• 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[9]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:

• 75: Docklands Stadium – Vermont South[10]

References

1. 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.

External links

• Media related to Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Junction		Kew branch		Barker
	List of closed railway stations in Melbourne