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]
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.
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]
^"530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
^"531 Upfield - North Coburg via Somerset Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
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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 FawknerPTV commuter rail stationSouthbound view from Platform 1 in June 2012General informationLocationSydney Road Hadfield Victoria 3046City of Merri bekAustraliaCoordinates37 42 53 S 144 57 38 E 37 7147 S 144 9606 E 37 7147 144 9606Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine s UpfieldDistance13 23 kilometres fromSouthern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure 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 190616 November 1998ElectrifiedDecember 1920 1500 V DC overhead Previous namesFawkner Cemetery 1906 1914 Passengers2005 2006131 392 1 2006 2007151 250 1 15 11 2007 2008179 541 1 18 7 2008 2009207 991 2 15 84 2009 2010218 950 2 5 27 2010 2011189 029 2 13 67 2011 2012171 260 2 9 4 2012 2013Not measured 2 2013 2014192 126 2 12 18 2014 2015183 341 1 4 57 2015 2016180 751 2 5 92 2016 2017176 391 2 2 41 2017 2018176 420 2 0 01 2018 2019215 100 2 21 92 2019 2020165 300 2 23 15 2020 202166 600 2 59 7 2021 202286 400 3 29 73 ServicesPreceding station Metro Trains Following stationMerlynstontowards Flinders Street Upfield line Gowrietowards UpfieldTrack layoutLegendto Merlynston12Fawkner Cemetery Roadto Gowrie Contents 1 History 2 Platforms and services 3 Transport links 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFawkner 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 editFawkner has two side platforms It is serviced by Metro Trains Upfield line services 13 Platform 1 Upfield line all stations services to Flinders StreetPlatform 2 Upfield line all stations services to UpfieldTransport links editBroadmeadows 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 edit a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005 2006 to 2018 19 Department of Transport 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 Annual metropolitan train station patronage station entries Data Vic a b c d e f Fawkner vicsig net Retrieved 7 January 2023 Fawkner Victorian Places Retrieved 26 December 2022 Fawkner Crematorium amp Memorial Park Restored Mortuary Carriage www fcmp com au Archived from the original on 18 July 2008 Retrieved 24 August 2008 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 Fawkner www victorianrailways net Retrieved 24 August 2008 Somerton PDF Victorian Signalling Histories Andrew Waugh Retrieved 22 January 2008 Upfield Line vicsig net Retrieved 7 January 2023 Signalling Alterations Somersault Signalling Record Society Victoria January 1999 p 9 Signalling Alterations Somersault Signalling Record Society Victoria January 1999 p 11 Upfield Line Public Transport Victoria 530 Campbellfield Coburg via Fawkner Public Transport Victoria 531 Upfield North Coburg via Somerset Estate Public Transport Victoria External links edit nbsp Media related to Fawkner railway station Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons Melway map at street directory com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fawkner railway station amp 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