Fawkner railway station

Fawkner
Southbound view from Platform 1, June 2012
General information
LocationSydney Road,
Hadfield, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°42′53″S 144°57′38″E / 37.7147°S 144.9606°E / -37.7147; 144.9606
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineUpfield
Distance13.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections 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
2006–2007151,250  15.11%
2007–2008179,541  18.7%
2008–2009207,991  15.84%
2009–2010218,950  5.27%
2010–2011189,029  13.67%
2011–2012171,260  9.4%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014192,126  12.18%
2014–2015183,341  4.57%
2015–2016180,751  5.92%
2016–2017176,391  2.41%
2017–2018176,420  0.01%
2018–2019215,100  21.92%
2019–2020165,300  23.15%
2020–202166,600  59.7%
2021–202286,400  29.73%
2022–2023124,050  43.58%
2023–2024147,500  18.9%
2024–2025146,600  0.61%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Merlynston Upfield line Gowrie
towards Upfield
Track layout
1
2
Location

Fawkner station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Hadfield in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Fawkner station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1998. It initially closed on 13 July 1903, then reopened on 12 December 1906.

Initially opened as Fawkner, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Fawkner Cemetery upon its reopening on 12 December 1906, then was given its current name of Fawkner in 1914.