Glenferrie railway station

Glenferrie
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
LocationGlenferrie Road,
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′18″S 145°02′12″E / 37.8216°S 145.0367°E / -37.8216; 145.0367
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance8.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsMelbourne tram route 16 Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeGFE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 April 1882; 142 years ago (1882-04-03)
Rebuilt8 December 1963
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesGlenferrie Road (1882)
Passengers
2005–20061,933,463[1]
2006–20072,202,905[1] Increase 13.93%
2007–20082,449,830[1] Increase 11.2%
2008–20092,250,901[2] Decrease 8.12%
2009–20102,303,926[2] Increase 2.35%
2010–20112,701,393[2] Increase 17.25%
2011–20122,355,864[2] Decrease 12.79%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20142,858,142[2] Increase 21.32%
2014–20152,808,939[1] Decrease 1.72%
2015–20162,798,954[2] Decrease 0.35%
2016–20172,733,069[2] Decrease 2.35%
2017–20182,720,071[2] Decrease 0.47%
2018–20192,729,100[2] Increase 0.33%
2019–20201,949,900[2] Decrease 28.55%
2020–2021749,450[2] Decrease 61.56%
2021–20221,068,450[3] Increase 42.56%
2022–20231,747,000[3] Increase 63.51%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Hawthorn
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Auburn
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Auburn
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Weekday peak only
 Auburn
towards Alamein
Track layout
Legend
to Hawthorn
1
3
2
to Auburn

Glenferrie railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are all part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Glenferrie station is an elevated structure premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened in 3 April 1882, with the current station provided in 1963. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4][5]

Initially opened as Glenferrie Road, the station was given its current name of Glenferrie on 1 September 1882, seven months after services began. Much of the station's current traffic serves the nearby Hawthorn campus of the Swinburne University of Technology.[6]


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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. ^ "Glenferrie railway station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1671, Heritage Overlay HO48". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  5. ^ "Glenferrie". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Getting to the Hawthorn campus". Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 3 January 2023.