Hallam railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hallam, and it opened on 1 December 1880 as Hallam's Road. It was renamed Hallam on 2 May 1904.[2]

Hallam
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from the former ground level Platform 2 in April 2015
General information
Location	Hallam Road, Hallam, Victoria 3803 City of Casey Australia
Coordinates	38°01′04″S 145°16′13″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham
Distance	37.45 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Train operators	Metro Trains
Connections	5 bus routes
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	590 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	HLM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 1880; 141 years ago (1880-12-01)
Rebuilt	2 May 2022
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1954)
Previous names	Hallam's Road (1880-1904)
Passengers
2008–2009	685,107[1]
2009–2010	706,461[1]  7.06%
2010–2011	738,349[1]  4.51%
2011–2012	714,059[1]  3.29%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	612,964[1]  14.16%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Dandenong towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Narre Warren towards Pakenham
Former service Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station General Motors   Orbost line   Line open
Track layout Legend to Dandenong Dandenong Creek overflow Eumemmering Creek Progress Street (Closing by 2025) General Motors (Closed) South Gippsland Freeway 1 2 to Narre Warren

In 1954, a goods siding at the station was closed.[2] Between 1955 and 1956, the present platforms were provided, when the line between Dandenong and Narre Warren was duplicated.[2]

Flashing light signals replaced hand gates at the former Hallam South Road level crossing, which was located at the Down end of the station, in 1959,[2] with boom barriers provided later on in 1985.[2][3]

On 16 July 1990, the station officially operated for passenger business only.[4]

As part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, the Hallam South Road level crossing was abolished on 2 April 2022,[5] and was replaced with a rail bridge over the road, and included a new, rebuilt elevated station.[6] The rebuilt station opened on 2 May 2022.[7]

Disused station General Motors is located between Hallam and Dandenong stations.

Platforms and services

Hallam has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[8]

Platform 1:

•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Pakenham line  all stations services to Pakenham

It is planned to connect the Pakenham line to the Sunbury line, through the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three routes via Hallam station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  891 : Westfield Fountain Gate – Lynbrook station[9]
•  893 : Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre – Dandenong station[10]
•  894 : to Amberley Park (Narre Warren South)[11]

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Hallam station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  863 : Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre – Hampton Park Shopping Centre[12]
•  Night Bus   982 : Dandenong station – Cranbourne (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[13]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au