Auburn railway station, Melbourne (original) (raw)

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Auburn
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
Location Auburn Road,Hawthorn East, Victoria 3123City of BoroondaraAustralia
Coordinates 37°49′21″S 145°02′46″E / 37.8225°S 145.0460°E / -37.8225; 145.0460
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Lilydale Belgrave Alamein[a]
Distance 8.96 kilometres fromSouthern Cross
Platforms 3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks 3
Connections List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Bicycle facilities Yes
Accessible No—steep ramp
Other information
Status Operational, host station
Station code AUB
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 3 April 1882; 142 years ago (1882-04-03)
Rebuilt 19168 December 1963
Electrified December 1922(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names Auburn Road (1882)
Passengers
2005–2006 491,468[1]
2006–2007 576,638[1] Increase 17.33%
2007–2008 662,429[1] Increase 14.87%
2008–2009 635,399[2] Decrease 4.08%
2009–2010 648,381[2] Increase 2.04%
2010–2011 688,923[2] Increase 6.25%
2011–2012 613,467[2] Decrease 10.95%
2012–2013 Not measured[2]
2013–2014 642,837[2] Increase 4.78%
2014–2015 643,345[1] Increase 0.07%
2015–2016 766,697[2] Increase 19.17%
2016–2017 762,913[2] Decrease 0.49%
2017–2018 747,182[2] Decrease 2.06%
2018–2019 744,050[2] Decrease 0.41%
2019–2020 584,350[2] Decrease 21.46%
2020–2021 278,650[2] Decrease 52.31%
2021–2022 331,450[3] Increase 18.94%
2022–2023 555,400[3] Increase 67.57%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station Glenferrietowards Flinders Street Lilydale line Camberwelltowards Lilydale Belgrave line Camberwelltowards Belgrave Alamein lineWeekday peak only Camberwelltowards Alamein
Track layout Legend to Glenferrie 13 2 to Camberwell

Auburn railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein, Lilydale and Belgrave lines, which are all part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn East, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Auburn station is a ground level host station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 3 April 1882, with the current station provided in 1916.[4]

Initially opened as Auburn Road, the station was given its current name of Auburn on 1 September 1882.

Auburn station opened on 3 April 1882, when the railway line from Hawthorn was extended to Camberwell.[4] The station was named after two nearby residences which were built in the 1850s.[5][6] Reverend Henry Liddiard's Auburn Lodge was built south of Burwood Road, between Glenferrie and Auburn Roads,[5] while John Collings' Auburn House was built south of Liddiard's residence in the present day Goodall Street.[5]

The current two-storey station building dates back to 1916, when the line between Hawthorn and Camberwell was regraded. It features brick and stucco facades punctuated by arches, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[7]

In 1963, a third line was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell.[4] These works included a new up platform (Platform 1), with Platform 2 becoming a bi-directional platform.[4]

Platforms and services

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An X'Trapolis train on a Lilydale-bound service departs Platform 2, August 2024

Sign explaining stopping patterns for Platform 3 at Auburn Railway Station.

Auburn has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line services.[8][9][10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Auburn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  1. ^ weekday peaks only

  2. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport

  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis

  4. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

  5. ^ a b c d "Auburn". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

  6. ^ a b c "Auburn". Victorian Places. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

  8. ^ "Auburn railway station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1559, Heritage Overlay HO132". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.

  9. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.

  10. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.

  11. ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.

  12. ^ "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (from 30 Jan 2023)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 16 April 2023.