Fawkner railway station
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Fawkner railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne railway 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.<ref name="VicsigFawkner">Template:Cite web</ref>
History
Fawkner station originally opened on 8 October 1889, when the railway line from Coburg was extended to Somerton.<ref name=VicsigFawkner/> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after John Pascoe Fawkner, one of the founders of Melbourne.<ref name="vpfawkner">Template:Cite web</ref>
It is located adjacent to the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, which opened in 1906, and from then until 1939, special mortuary trains operated.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From October 1914, only seven trains operated to Fawkner daily, as well as the daily mortuary train to the cemetery.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A former mortuary van is located near the entrance to Platform 2.
From 1920, Fawkner was the extent of suburban electrified services.<ref name=VicsigFawkner/> From 1928 until 1959, an AEC railmotor was used to provide a connecting service north to Somerton.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In that year, electrified services were extended to Upfield.<ref name=VicsigFawkner/>
Also in 1959, flashing light signals were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station,<ref name=VicsigFawkner/> and the line from Coburg was duplicated.<ref name=VicsigFawkner/> However, the duplicated line converged at the up end of the station and, until 1998, the station had one platform (present day Platform 2). The second track and Platform 1 were added as part of the duplication of the line to Gowrie.<ref name="upfieldline">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="somersault1">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Also in that year, boom barriers were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing.<ref name="somersault2">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Platforms and services
Fawkner has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Current
| colspan="6" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Fawkner platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Via | Service Type |
| 1 | Template:RouteBox | Flinders Street | City Loop | All stations |
| 2 | Template:RouteBox | Upfield | All stations |
Transport links
Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Fawkner station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- Template:Color box: Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: Upfield station – North Coburg<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
References
External links
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- Melway map at street-directory.com.au