Auburn railway station, Melbourne

Auburn
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
LocationAuburn Road,
Hawthorn East, Victoria 3123
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′21″S 145°02′46″E / 37.8225°S 145.0460°E / -37.8225; 145.0460
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance8.96 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeAUB
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 April 1882; 142 years ago (1882-04-03)
Rebuilt1916
8 December 1963
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesAuburn Road (1882)
Passengers
2005–2006491,468[1]
2006–2007576,638[1] Increase 17.33%
2007–2008662,429[1] Increase 14.87%
2008–2009635,399[2] Decrease 4.08%
2009–2010648,381[2] Increase 2.04%
2010–2011688,923[2] Increase 6.25%
2011–2012613,467[2] Decrease 10.95%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014642,837[2] Increase 4.78%
2014–2015643,345[1] Increase 0.07%
2015–2016766,697[2] Increase 19.17%
2016–2017762,913[2] Decrease 0.49%
2017–2018747,182[2] Decrease 2.06%
2018–2019744,050[2] Decrease 0.41%
2019–2020584,350[2] Decrease 21.46%
2020–2021278,650[2] Decrease 52.31%
2021–2022331,450[3] Increase 18.94%
2022–2023555,400[3] Increase 67.57%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Glenferrie
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Camberwell
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Camberwell
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Weekday peak only
 Camberwell
towards Alamein
Track layout
Legend
to Glenferrie
1
3
2
to Camberwell

Auburn railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein, Lilydale and Belgrave lines, which are all part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn East, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Auburn station is a ground level host station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 3 April 1882, with the current station provided in 1916.[4]

Initially opened as Auburn Road, the station was given its current name of Auburn on 1 September 1882.


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  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Auburn". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.