Glenferrie railway station

Glenferrie
Westbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
LocationGlenferrie Road,
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′18″S 145°02′12″E / 37.8216°S 145.0367°E / -37.8216; 145.0367
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance8.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeGFE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 April 1882 (1882-04-03)
Rebuilt8 December 1963
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesGlenferrie Road (1882)
Passengers
2005–20061,933,463
2006–20072,202,905  13.93%
2007–20082,449,830  11.2%
2008–20092,250,901  8.12%
2009–20102,303,926  2.35%
2010–20112,701,393  17.25%
2011–20122,355,864  12.79%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20142,858,142  21.32%
2014–20152,808,939  1.72%
2015–20162,798,954  0.35%
2016–20172,733,069  2.35%
2017–20182,720,071  0.47%
2018–20192,729,100  0.33%
2019–20201,949,900  28.55%
2020–2021749,450  61.56%
2021–20221,068,450  42.56%
2022–20231,747,000  63.51%
2023–20241,996,050  14.26%
2024–20251,978,650  0.87%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Hawthorn Lilydale line Auburn
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Auburn
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Peak only
Auburn
towards Alamein
Weekday express services
Richmond Lilydale line Camberwell
towards Belgrave or Lilydale
Belgrave line
Track layout
1
3
2
Location

Glenferrie station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Glenferrie station is an elevated structure premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened in 3 April 1882, with the current station provided in 1963. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Initially opened as Glenferrie Road, the station was given its current name of Glenferrie on 1 September 1882, seven months after services began. Much of the station's current traffic serves the nearby Hawthorn campus of the Swinburne University of Technology.