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Fawkner railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Hadfield, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Fawkner. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 12 December 1906 as Fawkner Cemetery. It was renamed Fawkner in 1914.[1]

Fawkner
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1 in June 2012
General information
Location	Sydney Road, Hadfield, Victoria 3046 City of Merri-bek Australia
Coordinates	37°42′53″S 144°57′38″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Upfield
Distance	13.23 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	80
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	FAK
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889; 133 years ago (1889-10-08)
Closed	13 July 1903
Rebuilt	12 December 1906
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1920)
Previous names	Fawkner Cemetery (1906-1914)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Merlynston towards Flinders Street Upfield line Gowrie towards Upfield

It is located adjacent to the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, which opened in 1906, and from then until 1939, special mortuary trains ran.[2] From October 1914, only seven trains ran to Fawkner daily, as well as the daily mortuary train to the cemetery.[3] A former mortuary van is located near the entrance to Platform 2.

Until 1959, Fawkner was the extent of suburban electrified services, with an AEC railmotor used from 1928 until 1959, to provide a connecting service north to Somerton.[4][5]

The line between Coburg and Fawkner was duplicated in 1959,[1] however the duplicated line converged at the Up end of the station, and until 1998, the station had one platform (present day Platform 2). The second track and Platform 1 were added as part of the duplication of the line between Fawkner and Gowrie.

Platforms and services

Fawkner has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[6]

Platform 1:

•  Upfield line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Upfield line  all stations services to Upfield

Transport links

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Fawkner station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[7]
•  531 : Upfield station – North Coburg[8]

References

External links

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

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