Fawkner railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°42′53″S 144°57′38″E / 37.7147°S 144.9606°E / -37.7147; 144.9606Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)UpfieldDistance13.23 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking80Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeFAKFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened8 October 1889; 134 years ago (1889-10-08)Closed13 July 1903Rebuilt12 December 1906
16 November 1998ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesFawkner Cemetery (1906–1914)Passengers2005–2006131,392[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 Upfield line Gowrie
towards Upfield
Track layout
Legend
to Merlynston
1
2
Fawkner Cemetery Road
to Gowrie

Fawkner railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Hadfield and Fawkner the station 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]

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:

  •  Upfield line  all stations services to Upfield

Transport links

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

References

  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. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f "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.

External links

  • Media related to Fawkner railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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