Hallam railway station

Hallam
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2, November 2022
General information
LocationHallam Road,
Hallam, Victoria 3803
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates38°01′04″S 145°16′13″E / 38.0179°S 145.2702°E / -38.0179; 145.2702
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Distance37.45 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking590 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHLM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1880; 143 years ago (1880-12-01)
Rebuilt2 May 2022 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesHallam's Road (1880-1904)
Passengers
2005–2006474,292[1]
2006–2007571,278[1] Increase 20.44%
2007–2008658,474[1] Increase 15.26%
2008–2009685,107[2] Increase 4.04%
2009–2010706,461[2] Increase 3.11%
2010–2011738,349[2] Increase 4.51%
2011–2012714,059[2] Decrease 3.28%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014612,964[2] Decrease 14.15%
2014–2015619,700[1] Increase 1.09%
2015–2016674,464[2] Increase 8.83%
2016–2017655,286[2] Decrease 2.84%
2017–2018583,486[2] Decrease 10.95%
2018–2019522,440[2] Decrease 10.46%
2019–2020463,500[2] Decrease 11.28%
2020–2021219,250[2] Decrease 52.69%
2021–2022118,900[3] Decrease 45.77%
2022–2023399,600[3] Increase 236.08%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Dandenong
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Narre Warren
towards East Pakenham
Former service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
General Motors   Orbost line   Line open
Track layout
Legend
to Dandenong
Dandenong Creek overflow
Eumemmering Creek
Progress Street
(Closing by 2025)
 
General Motors
(Closed)
 
South Gippsland Freeway
1
2
to Narre Warren

Hallam railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Hallam, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hallam station is an elevated premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1880, with the current station provided in 2022.[4]

Initially opened as Hallam's Road, the station was given its current name of Hallam on 2 May 1904.[4]

Disused station General Motors is located between Hallam and Dandenong.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Hallam". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.