Fawkner railway station

Fawkner railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Hadfield, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Fawkner. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 12 December 1906 as Fawkner Cemetery. It was renamed Fawkner in 1914.[4]

Fawkner
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1 in June 2012
General information
LocationSydney Road,
Hadfield, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°42′53″S 144°57′38″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance13.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking80
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeFAK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889 (1889-10-08)
Closed13 July 1903
Rebuilt12 December 1906
16 November 1998
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesFawkner Cemetery (1906-1914)
Passengers
2005–2006131,392[1]
2006–2007151,250[1] Increase 15.11%
2007–2008179,541[1] Increase 18.7%
2008–2009207,991[2] Increase 15.84%
2009–2010218,950[2] Increase 5.27%
2010–2011189,029[2] Decrease 13.67%
2011–2012171,260[2] Decrease 9.4%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014192,126[2] Increase 12.18%
2014–2015183,341[1] Decrease 4.57%
2015–2016180,751[2] Decrease 5.92%
2016–2017176,391[2] Decrease 2.41%
2017–2018176,420[2] Increase 0.01%
2018–2019215,100[2] Increase 21.92%
2019–2020165,300[2] Decrease 23.15%
2020–202166,600[2] Decrease 59.7%
2021–202286,400[3] Increase 29.73%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Merlynston
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Gowrie
towards Upfield

History

Fawkner station originally opened on 8 October 1889, when the railway line from Coburg was extended to Somerton.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after John Pascoe Fawkner, one of the founders of Melbourne.[5]

It is located adjacent to the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, which opened in 1906, and from then until 1939, special mortuary trains operated.[6] From October 1914, only seven trains operated to Fawkner daily, as well as the daily mortuary train to the cemetery.[7] A former mortuary van is located near the entrance to Platform 2.

From 1920, Fawkner was the extent of suburban electrified services.[4] From 1928 until 1959, an AEC railmotor was used to provide a connecting service north to Somerton.[8][9] In that year, electrified services were extended to Upfield.[4]

Also in 1959, flashing light signals were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station,[4] and the line from Coburg was duplicated.[4] However, the duplicated line converged at the up end of the station and, until 1998, the station had one platform (present day Platform 2). The second track and Platform 1 were added as part of the duplication of the line to Gowrie.[10][11] Also in that year, boom barriers were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing.[12]

Platforms and services

Fawkner has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Fawkner station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[14]
  •  531 : Upfield station – North Coburg[15]

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. "Fawkner". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. "Fawkner". Victorian Places. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. "Fawkner Crematorium & Memorial Park : Restored Mortuary Carriage". www.fcmp.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  7. "History of Fawkner - Moreland City Council, Victoria, Australia". www.moreland.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  8. "Fawkner". www.victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  9. "Somerton" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories. Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  10. "Upfield Line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  11. "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society (Victoria). January 1999. p. 9.
  12. "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society (Victoria). January 1999. p. 11.
  13. "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "531 Upfield - North Coburg via Somerset Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
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