Burwood railway station, Melbourne

Burwood
Southbound view from Platform 2, March 2025
General information
LocationTrent Street,
Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°51′06″S 145°04′50″E / 37.8516°S 145.0805°E / -37.8516; 145.0805
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineAlamein
Distance14.17 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking150
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBWD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 May 1890 (1890-05-30)
Rebuilt1954
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesHartwell (1890–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006297,732
2006–2007327,334  9.94%
2007–2008355,174  8.5%
2008–2009373,574  5.18%
2009–2010378,675  1.36%
2010–2011381,104  0.64%
2011–2012327,392  14.09%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014348,548  6.46%
2014–2015342,033  1.86%
2015–2016328,478  3.96%
2016–2017331,891  1.03%
2017–2018334,660  0.83%
2018–2019357,550  6.83%
2019–2020268,750  24.83%
2020–2021106,400  60.4%
2021–2022116,850  9.82%
2022–2023194,700  66.62%
2023–2024214,050  9.94%
2024–2025221,250  3.36%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Hartwell Alamein line
Peak only
Ashburton
towards Alamein
Hartwell
towards Camberwell
Alamein line
Shuttle service
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Riversdale
towards Fairfield
  Outer Circle line   Ashburton
towards Oakleigh
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Location

Burwood station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Alamein line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Glen Iris, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Burwood station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 30 May 1890, with the current station provided in 1954.

Initially opened as Hartwell, the station was given its current name of Burwood on 1 August 1909, the same day as the current Hartwell station was given its name.