Hartwell railway station

Hartwell
PTV commuter rail station
Station building and entrance, March 2019
General information
LocationGeorgina Parade,
Camberwell, Victoria 3124
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°50′39″S 145°04′32″E / 37.8441°S 145.0756°E / -37.8441; 145.0756
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Alamein
Distance13.30 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHWL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 May 1906; 118 years ago (1906-05-07)
RebuiltDecember 1938
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesHartwell Hill (1906–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006166,044[1]
2006–2007181,077[1]Increase 9.05%
2007–2008185,688[1]Increase 2.54%
2008–2009192,025[2]Increase 3.41%
2009–2010190,937[2]Decrease 0.56%
2010–2011204,140[2]Increase 6.91%
2011–2012192,506[2]Decrease 5.69%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014205,969[2]Increase 6.99%
2014–2015195,841[1]Decrease 4.91%
2015–2016192,507[2]Decrease 1.7%
2016–2017209,306[2]Increase 8.72%
2017–2018207,705[2]Decrease 0.76%
2018–2019214,350[2]Increase 3.19%
2019–2020165,200[2]Decrease 22.93%
2020–202166,400[2]Decrease 59.8%
2021–202275,500[3]Increase 13.7%
2022–2023117,950[3]Increase 56.22%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Willison Alamein line Burwood
towards Alamein

Hartwell 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 Camberwell, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hartwell station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 7 May 1906, with the current station provided in 1938.[4]

Initially opened as Hartwell Hill, the station was given its current name of Hartwell on 1 August 1909. It is the only station on the Alamein line to have an island platform.[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 "Hartwell". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.