Auburn railway station, Melbourne

Auburn
Eastbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
LocationAuburn Road,
Hawthorn East, Victoria 3123
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′21″S 145°02′46″E / 37.8225°S 145.0460°E / -37.8225; 145.0460
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance8.96 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeAUB
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 April 1882 (1882-04-03)
Rebuilt1916
8 December 1963
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesAuburn Road (1882)
Passengers
2005–2006491,468
2006–2007576,638  17.33%
2007–2008662,429  14.87%
2008–2009635,399  4.08%
2009–2010648,381  2.04%
2010–2011688,923  6.25%
2011–2012613,467  10.95%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014642,837  4.78%
2014–2015643,345  0.07%
2015–2016766,697  19.17%
2016–2017762,913  0.49%
2017–2018747,182  2.06%
2018–2019744,050  0.41%
2019–2020584,350  21.46%
2020–2021278,650  52.31%
2021–2022331,450  18.94%
2022–2023555,400  67.57%
2023–2024626,150  12.74%
2024–2025650,000  3.81%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Glenferrie Lilydale line Camberwell
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Camberwell
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Peak only
Camberwell
towards Alamein
Track layout
1
3
2
Location

Auburn station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Alamein, Lilydale and Belgrave lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn East, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Auburn station is a ground level host station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 3 April 1882, with the current station provided in 1916.

Initially opened as Auburn Road, the station was given its current name of Auburn on 1 September 1882.