Hawksburn railway station

Hawksburn
South-east view of the station, November 2023
General information
LocationLuxton Road,
South Yarra, Victoria 3141
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°50′41″S 145°00′08″E / 37.8448°S 145.0023°E / -37.8448; 145.0023
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineFrankston
Distance6.63 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHKN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 May 1879 (1879-05-07)
Rebuilt1914
ElectrifiedMarch 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2017–2018555,477
2018–2019507,600  8.62%
2019–2020369,550  27.2%
2020–2021201,400  45.5%
2021–2022231,600  14.99%
2022–2023340,500  47.02%
2023–2024378,250  11.09%
2024–2025447,000  18.18%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
South Yarra Frankston line Toorak
towards Frankston
     Pakenham line does not stop here
     Cranbourne line does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
South Yarra Pakenham line Toorak
towards Pakenham or Cranbourne
Cranbourne line
Track layout
 
to Anzac
1
2
4
3
Location

Hawksburn station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Frankston line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the southern Melbourne suburb of South Yarra in Victoria, Australia. Hawksburn is a below ground unstaffed station, featuring four platforms with an island platform and two side platforms accessible by a pedestrian bridge. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and was opened on 7 May 1879.

The stations' namesake is the locality of Hawksburn, situated 600 metres from the station. The station is only partially accessible due to multiple steep access ramps.

There are two principal station buildings, one of which is located on the stations central island platform (platforms 2 and 3) consisting of a small two story brick building, whilst the other is a one story brick structure situated on platform 4. These buildings were provided for the station in 1914, as ticketing and staff offices.

Although Cranbourne and Pakenham lines do run through the station, these services are express and do not stop. The journey to Flinders Street station is approximately 5.3 kilometres (3.29 mi) and takes 9 minutes.