Hawksburn railway station

Hawksburn railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, serving the south Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. Hawksburn is an unstaffed status below ground structure station featuring four platforms, with an island platform and two side platforms all accessed by a pedestrian bridge. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and was opened on 7 May 1879, with the stations’ namesake being the locality of Hawksburn, 600 metres from the station. The station is only partially accessible due to multiple steep access ramps.

Hawksburn
PTV commuter rail station
Southeast 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
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
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%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
South Yarra
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
Frankston line Toorak
towards Frankston
     Pakenham line does not stop here
     Cranbourne line does not stop here
Track layout
to South Yarra
1
2
4
3
to Toorak

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. Hawksburn is only served by the Frankston line, part of the Melbourne railway network, although Cranbourne and Pakenham lines do run through the station these services are express and do not stop. Hawksburn doesn’t have any transport connections unlike the majority of Melbourne train stations. The journey to Flinders Street railway station is approximately 5.3 kilometres (3.29 mi) and takes 9 minutes.

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