Hawksburn railway station

Hawksburn
PTV commuter rail station
South-east view of the station, November 2023
General information
LocationLuxton Road,
South Yarra, Victoria 3141
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°50′41″S 145°00′08″E / 37.8448°S 145.0023°E / -37.8448; 145.0023
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance6.63 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHKN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 May 1879; 145 years ago (1879-05-07)[1][2][3]
Rebuilt1914[4][5][6][7][8]
ElectrifiedMarch 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)[9]
Passengers
2017–2018555,477[10]
2018–2019507,600[10] Decrease 8.62%
2019–2020369,550[10] Decrease 27.2%
2020–2021201,400[10] Decrease 45.5%
2021–2022231,600[11] Increase 14.99%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
South Yarra
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Toorak
towards Frankston
     Pakenham line does not stop here
     Cranbourne line does not stop here
Track layout
Legend
to South Yarra
to Anzac
1
2
4
3
to Toorak

Hawksburn railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, serving the south Melbourne suburb of South Yarra in Victoria, Australia.[12] Hawksburn is a below ground unstaffed station, featuring four platforms with an island platform and two side platforms accessible by a pedestrian bridge.[13] The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and was opened on 7 May 1879.

The stations' namesake is the locality of Hawksburn, situated 600 metres from the station. The station is only partially accessible due to multiple steep access ramps.[14]

Ramps at Hawksburn station, leading to Platforms 3 and 4, taken in August 2023
The partially accessible steep ramps to Platform 4 and footbridge linking to all platforms
As seen in August 2023
The station footbridge overpass that links to all platforms

There are two principal station buildings, one of which is located on the stations central island platform (platforms 2 and 3) consisting of a small two story brick building, whilst the other is a one story brick structure situated on platform 4.[15] These buildings were provided for the station in 1914, as ticketing and staff offices.[14]

Hawksburn is only served by the Frankston line, part of the Melbourne railway network, although Cranbourne and Pakenham lines do run through the station these services are express and do not stop. Hawksburn doesn’t have any transport connections unlike the majority of Melbourne train stations. The journey to Flinders Street railway station is approximately 5.3 kilometres (3.29 mi) and takes 9 minutes.[16]

  1. ^ Hawksburn Railway Station Precinct Archived 4 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Hermes No 108116, Place Citation Report, 26 November 2009, Heritage citation report – City of Stonnington
  2. ^ "Hawksburn_Urban_Design_Final_Analysis_report_090215lr". Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ Picture:Prahran: Copy of a published photo of the approach to Hawksburn Railway Station, showing regrading work on the line. Workmen stand by the line., PictureVictoria
  4. ^ "THE CAULFIELD RAILWAY. Progress of duplication work at Hawksburn station". The Age. No. 18, 302. Victoria, Australia. 14 November 1913. p. 11. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Malvern railway station, 24 August 1999, Victorian Heritage Database, ...The present station, designed in 1912–13 by James W Hardy, the chief architect for the Department of Way and Works...Malvern Station is one of a group of stations designed by Hardy prior to and during the First World War....Why is it significant?...The other examples which are almost identical in design are at Armadale, Camberwell, Hawksburn, Malvern and Toorak...Hardy was also responsible for the railway stations at Caulfield, Armadale, Toorak and Hawksburn, the group of stations between South Yarra and Caulfield, as well as Camberwell Station . (Full VHD Report PDF)
  6. ^ "A Shocking Accident: Fatality at Hawksburn station". The Age. No. 12870. Victoria, Australia. 30 May 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "City of Prahran, Hawksburn Railway Station, showing Re-grading Works". Malvern Standard. Vol. 16, no. 12. Victoria, Australia. 21 March 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Hawksburn Railway Accident". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 18, 812. Victoria, Australia. 1 November 1906. p. 9. Retrieved 24 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ FAQ:How old is the Malvern Railway Station?, Malvern Historical Society (Stonnington), ...The first (steam) trains from South Yarra to Caulfield ran through Hawksburn, Toorak, Armadale and Malvern stations in 1879...in 1910, the railway cutting was excavated between Hawksburn and Malvern,...The railway line was electrified in 1922...
  10. ^ a b c d Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  11. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
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