Fairfield railway station, Melbourne

Fairfield
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2, showing station buildings and footbridge, November 2022
General information
LocationRailway Place,
Fairfield, Victoria 3078
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′45″S 145°01′01″E / 37.7792°S 145.0169°E / -37.7792; 145.0169
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance9.15 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking70
Bicycle facilities54
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeFFD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesFairfield Park (1888-1943)
Passengers
2005–2006537,938[1]
2006–2007570,883[1] Increase 6.12%
2007–2008630,522[1] Increase 10.44%
2008–2009728,423[2] Increase 15.52%
2009–2010724,525[2] Decrease 0.53%
2010–2011712,227[2] Decrease 1.65%
2011–2012641,788[2] Decrease 10.42%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014637,880[2] Decrease 0.6%
2014–2015609,861[1] Decrease 4.39%
2015–2016669,597[2] Increase 9.79%
2016–2017661,139[2] Decrease 1.26%
2017–2018524,408[2] Decrease 20.7%
2018–2019616,150[2] Increase 17.5%
2019–2020509,000[2] Decrease 17.4%
2020–2021233,400[2] Decrease 54.1%
2021–2022262,300[3] Increase 12.38%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Dennis
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Alphington
towards Hurstbridge
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Outer Circle line   Fulham Grange
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
Legend
to Dennis
1
2
Station Street
to Alphington

Fairfield railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network, and serves the north-eastern suburb of the same name. It opened on 8 May 1888.[4] Originally called Fairfield Park, the station was re-named Fairfield on 14 November 1943.[4]

Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO), a 6-metre-tall wooden sculpture of a dog, is located adjacent to the level crossing, at the eastern end of Platform 2.

  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. ^ a b "Fairfield". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.