Fawkner railway station

Fawkner
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, June 2012
General information
LocationSydney Road,
Hadfield, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°42′53″S 144°57′38″E / 37.7147°S 144.9606°E / -37.7147; 144.9606
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance13.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking80
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeFAK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889; 135 years ago (1889-10-08)
Closed13 July 1903
Rebuilt12 December 1906
16 November 1998
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesFawkner Cemetery (1906–1914)
Passengers
2005–2006131,392[1]
2006–2007151,250[1]Increase 15.11%
2007–2008179,541[1]Increase 18.7%
2008–2009207,991[2]Increase 15.84%
2009–2010218,950[2]Increase 5.27%
2010–2011189,029[2]Decrease 13.67%
2011–2012171,260[2]Decrease 9.4%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014192,126[2]Increase 12.18%
2014–2015183,341[1]Decrease 4.57%
2015–2016180,751[2]Decrease 5.92%
2016–2017176,391[2]Decrease 2.41%
2017–2018176,420[2]Increase 0.01%
2018–2019215,100[2]Increase 21.92%
2019–2020165,300[2]Decrease 23.15%
2020–202166,600[2]Decrease 59.7%
2021–202286,400[3]Increase 29.73%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Merlynston Upfield line Gowrie
towards Upfield
Track layout
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Fawkner railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Hadfield, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Fawkner station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1998. It initially closed on 13 July 1903, then reopened on 12 December 1906.

Initially opened as Fawkner, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Fawkner Cemetery upon its reopening on 12 December 1906, then was given its current name of Fawkner in 1914.[4]

  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. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Fawkner". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.