Fairfield railway station, Melbourne

Fairfield railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Hurstbridge line in the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Fairfield in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 8 May 1888 as Fairfield Park and was renamed Fairfield on 14 November 1943.

Fairfield
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2, November 2022
General information
LocationRailway Place,
Fairfield, Victoria 3078
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′45″S 145°01′01″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance9.15 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking70
Bicycle facilities54
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeFFD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888 (1888-05-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesFairfield Park (1888-1943)
Passengers
2005–2006537,938
2006–2007570,883 6.12%
2007–2008630,522 10.44%
2008–2009728,423 15.52%
2009–2010724,525 0.53%
2010–2011712,227 1.65%
2011–2012641,788 10.42%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014637,880 0.6%
2014–2015609,861 4.39%
2015–2016669,597 9.79%
2016–2017661,139 1.26%
2017–2018524,408 20.7%
2018–2019616,150 17.5%
2019–2020509,000 17.4%
2020–2021233,400 54.1%
2021–2022262,300 12.38%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Dennis Hurstbridge line Alphington
towards Hurstbridge
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Outer Circle line   Fulham Grange
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
1
2
Station Street

Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO), a 6-metre-tall wooden sculpture of a dog, is located adjacent to the level crossing, at the eastern end of Platform 2.

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