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Fairfield railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Fairfield, and opened on 8 May 1888 as Fairfield Park. It was renamed Fairfield on 14 November 1943.[1]

Fairfield
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view in February 2008
General information
Location	Railway Place, Fairfield, Victoria 3078 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′45″S 145°01′01″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	9.15 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	70
Bicycle facilities	54
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Host Station
Station code	FFD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 May 1888; 134 years ago (1888-05-08)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Previous names	Fairfield Park (1888-1943)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Dennis towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Alphington towards Hurstbridge
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Junction   Outer Circle line   Fulham Grange   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne

From 1891 to 1893, Fairfield was the junction station for the northern end of the former Outer Circle line,[2] and was later the junction for the APM Siding, which operated from 1919 to the 1990s, and served the nearby Australian Paper Manufacturers paper mill. Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Station Street level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1969.[3]

In 1999, the station building on Platform 1 underwent restoration works.[4]

Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO), a 6-metre-tall wooden sculpture of a dog, is located adjacent to the level crossing, at the eastern end of Platform 2.

Platforms and services

Fairfield has two side platforms, and is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[5]

Platform 1:

•  Hurstbridge line  stops all stations and express service to Clifton Hill, then stops all stations to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links

Dysons operates two routes via Fairfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  567 : Northcote – Regent station[6]
•  609 : Hawthorn Station – Fairfield[7]

References

External links

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

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