Burwood railway station, Melbourne

Burwood
PTV commuter rail station
South-east bound view from Platform 1,
December 2020
General information
LocationTrent Street,
Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°51′06″S 145°04′50″E / 37.8516°S 145.0805°E / -37.8516; 145.0805
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Alamein
Distance14.17 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsMelbourne tram route 75 Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking150
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBWD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 May 1890; 134 years ago (1890-05-30)
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesHartwell (1890–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006297,732[1]
2006–2007327,334[1] Increase 9.94%
2007–2008355,174[1] Increase 8.5%
2008–2009373,574[2] Increase 5.18%
2009–2010378,675[2] Increase 1.36%
2010–2011381,104[2] Increase 0.64%
2011–2012327,392[2] Decrease 14.09%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014348,548[2] Increase 6.46%
2014–2015342,033[1] Decrease 1.86%
2015–2016328,478[2] Decrease 3.96%
2016–2017331,891[2] Increase 1.03%
2017–2018334,660[2] Increase 0.83%
2018–2019357,550[2] Increase 6.83%
2019–2020268,750[2] Decrease 24.83%
2020–2021106,400[2] Decrease 60.4%
2021–2022116,850[3] Increase 9.82%
2022–2023194,700[3] Increase 66.62%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Hartwell
towards Camberwell or Flinders Street
 Alamein line Ashburton
towards Alamein
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Riversdale
towards Fairfield 		  Outer Circle line   Ashburton
towards Oakleigh
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Burwood railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Glen Iris, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Burwood station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 30 May 1890, with the current station provided in 1954.[4]

Initially opened as Hartwell, the station was given its current name of Burwood on 1 August 1909, the same day as the current Hartwell station was given its name.[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. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Burwood". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.