Fawkner railway station

Fawkner railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Hadfield and Fawkner the station opened on 8 October 1889 as Fawkner. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 12 December 1906 as Fawkner Cemetery. It was renamed Fawkner in 1914.

Fawkner
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, June 2012
General information
LocationSydney Road,
Hadfield, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°42′53″S 144°57′38″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance13.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking80
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeFAK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889 (1889-10-08)
Closed13 July 1903
Rebuilt12 December 1906
16 November 1998
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesFawkner Cemetery (1906–1914)
Passengers
2005–2006131,392
2006–2007151,250 15.11%
2007–2008179,541 18.7%
2008–2009207,991 15.84%
2009–2010218,950 5.27%
2010–2011189,029 13.67%
2011–2012171,260 9.4%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014192,126 12.18%
2014–2015183,341 4.57%
2015–2016180,751 5.92%
2016–2017176,391 2.41%
2017–2018176,420 0.01%
2018–2019215,100 21.92%
2019–2020165,300 23.15%
2020–202166,600 59.7%
2021–202286,400 29.73%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Merlynston Upfield line Gowrie
towards Upfield
Track layout
to Merlynston
1
2
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