Auburn railway station, Melbourne

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

  • Lilydale Belgrave
  • Alamein[a]
Distance8.96 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms3 (1 island, 1 side)Tracks3ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeAUBFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened3 April 1882; 142 years ago (1882-04-03)Rebuilt1916
8 December 1963ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesAuburn Road (1882)Passengers2005–2006491,468[1]2006–2007576,638[1] Increase 17.33%2007–2008662,429[1] Increase 14.87%2008–2009635,399[2] Decrease 4.08%2009–2010648,381[2] Increase 2.04%2010–2011688,923[2] Increase 6.25%2011–2012613,467[2] Decrease 10.95%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014642,837[2] Increase 4.78%2014–2015643,345[1] Increase 0.07%2015–2016766,697[2] Increase 19.17%2016–2017762,913[2] Decrease 0.49%2017–2018747,182[2] Decrease 2.06%2018–2019744,050[2] Decrease 0.41%2019–2020584,350[2] Decrease 21.46%2020–2021278,650[2] Decrease 52.31%2021–2022331,450[3] Increase 18.94% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Glenferrie Lilydale line Camberwell
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Camberwell
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Weekday peak only
 Camberwell
towards Alamein
Track layout
Legend
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Auburn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn East, and it opened on 3 April 1882 as Auburn Road. It was renamed Auburn on 1 September of that year.[4]

History

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

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:

  •  Alamein line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
  •  Lilydale line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
  •  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

  •  Lilydale line  all stations services to Lilydale
  •  Belgrave line  all stations services to Belgrave

Platform 3:

  •  Lilydale line  weekday all stations services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
  •  Belgrave line  weekday all stations services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
  •  Alamein line  weekday all stations services to Alamein

Transport links

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

Notes

  1. ^ weekday peaks only

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Auburn". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Auburn". Victorian Places. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Auburn railway station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1559, Heritage Overlay HO132". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  8. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (from 30 Jan 2023)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Auburn railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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