Burwood railway station is located on the Alamein line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris, and it opened on 30 May 1890 as Hartwell. It was renamed Burwood on 1 August 1909.[1]

Burwood
PTV commuter rail station
South-east bound view from Platform 1 in December 2020
General information
Location	Trent Street, Glen Iris, Victoria 3146 City of Boroondara Australia
Coordinates	37°51′06″S 145°04′50″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Alamein
Distance	14.17 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	150
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	BWD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	30 May 1890; 132 years ago (1890-05-30)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1924)
Previous names	Hartwell (1890-1909)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Hartwell towards Camberwell or Flinders Street Alamein line Ashburton towards Alamein
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Riversdale towards Fairfield   Outer Circle line   Ashburton towards Oakleigh   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Track layout Legend to Hartwell 1 2 to Ashburton

Burwood was part of the first section of the Outer Circle line. It was closed for a brief stint from May 1897 until July 1898, after the closure of the Outer Circle line. However, after a public outcry, it soon reopened, first as part of the Deepdene Dasher steam service. In 1927, Burwood became part of the Ashburton line, which was then extended to Alamein on 28 June 1948,[1] becoming the present day Alamein line.

The station is named after Burwood House, which was built by Sir James Frederick Palmer in 1852.[2]

Platforms and services

Burwood has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Alamein line services.[3]

Platform 1:

•  Alamein line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations services to Camberwell

Platform 2:

•  Alamein line  all stations services to Alamein

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burwood station:

• : Vermont South – Central Pier (Docklands)[4]

Gallery

• 
  Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in March 2003
• 
  Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in December 2020

References

External links

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