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Hawthorn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, and it opened on 13 April 1861.[1]

Hawthorn
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 1 in January 2021
General information
Location	Evansdale Road, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122 City of Boroondara Australia
Coordinates	37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave Alamein
Distance	6.89 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	15
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	HAW
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	13 April 1861; 161 years ago (1861-04-13)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Burnley towards Flinders Street Lilydale line Glenferrie towards Lilydale Belgrave line Glenferrie towards Belgrave Alamein line Weekday peak only Glenferrie towards Alamein
Former services
Junction   Kew branch   Barker   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Track layout Legend to Burnley Yarra River 1 2 3 to Glenferrie

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.

In 1963, a third line was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell.[1] A third track was provided between Hawthorn and Burnley in 1972,[1] 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. A signal box at the station was also abolished in the same year.[1]

Bulk briquette handling facilities were abolished at the station in 1973.[2] In 1977, the goods yard was closed,[1] with the siding and connection to the yard abolished in 1978.[1]

By the mid 1980s, the station was in a dilapidated state, and had not been maintained for many years. In 1984, the Victorian 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 refurbishment was 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 express services to Flinders Street
•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Lilydale line  all stations and limited express services to Lilydale
•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Belgrave

Platform 3:

•  Lilydale line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Lilydale; weekday all stations and limited express services to Blackburn
•  Belgrave line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Belgrave; weekday all stations and limited express services to Blackburn
•  Alamein line  weekday all stations services to Alamein

Transport links

Dysons operates one route via Hawthorn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  609 : to Fairfield[9]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:

• : Vermont South – Central Pier (Docklands)[10]

Gallery

• 
  Eastbound view from Platform 2 in November 2012

References

External links

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

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