Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne

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Hawthorn railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are all part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hawthorn station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 13 April 1861. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.<ref>Template:Cite VHD</ref><ref name="vicsighawthorn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Hawthorn station opened when the railway line from Pic-nic was extended across the Yarra River.<ref name=vicsighawthorn/> When it opened, Hawthorn was a terminus, with a single platform, the current Platform 1. In 1882, after the line was extended to Camberwell, an additional platform was constructed.<ref name=vicsighawthorn/> In 1890, an island platform was provided to accommodate the newly opened branch line to Kew, using a canopy from the original Flinders Street station.

In 1963, a third track was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell,<ref name=vicsighawthorn/> which was extended across the Yarra River to Burnley in 1972.<ref name=vicsighawthorn/> The third track allows bi-directional running on the middle track for express services during peak hour. A signal box at the station was abolished in that same year.<ref name=vicsighawthorn/>

In 1973, bulk briquette handling facilities were abolished at the station and,<ref name="newsrailapr74">Template:Cite magazine</ref> by 1977, the goods yard was closed altogether,<ref name=vicsighawthorn/> with the siding and connection to the yard abolished in 1978.<ref name=vicsighawthorn/>

By the mid 1980s, the station had not been maintained for many years and was in a dilapidated state. In 1984, the Victorian State Government, with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (The Met), approved a $300,000 face-lift of the station, which included repainting, the re-panelling of the waiting room, the re-cladding of the canopies and landscaping.<ref name="newsrailsep84">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The refurbishment was completed by May 1986.<ref name="newsrailjun86">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Platforms and services

Hawthorn has one island platform and one side platform. It is served by Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Lilydale, Belgrave		All stations and limited express services
3	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Alamein, Blackburn, Ringwood, Lilydale, Belgrave		All stations and limited express services