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Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Westbound view from Burwood Road entrance showing Platforms 1, 2 and 3, June 2024
Location	Evansdale Road, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122 City of Boroondara Australia
Coordinates	37°49′19″S 145°01′22″E / 37.8219°S 145.0229°E / -37.8219; 145.0229
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Lines
Distance	6.89 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus Tram
Structure type	Ground
Parking	15
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	HAW
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
Opened	13 April 1861; 164 years ago (1861-04-13)
Electrified	December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
2005–2006	458,506[1]
2006–2007	508,851[1]  10.98%
2007–2008	555,027[1]  9.07%
2008–2009	574,879[2]  3.57%
2009–2010	583,523[2]  1.5%
2010–2011	621,015[2]  6.42%
2011–2012	598,621[2]  3.6%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	679,741[2]  13.55%
2014–2015	669,738[1]  1.47%
2015–2016	671,074[2]  0.19%
2016–2017	698,570[2]  4.09%
2017–2018	707,101[2]  1.22%
2018–2019	709,100[2]  0.28%
2019–2020	553,450[2]  21.95%
2020–2021	243,600[2]  55.98%
2021–2022	285,900[3]  17.36%
2022–2023	469,400[3]  64.18%
2023–2024	523,950[3]  11.62%
2024–2025	531,400[3]  1.42%

Hawthorn station is a Metro Trains Melbourne railway station on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hawthorn station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 13 April 1861. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.^[4][5]

Hawthorn station opened when the railway line from Pic-nic was extended across the Yarra River.^[5] When it opened, Hawthorn was a terminus, with a single platform, the current Platform 1. In 1882, after the line was extended to Camberwell, an additional platform was constructed.^[5] In 1890, an island platform was provided to accommodate the newly opened branch line to Kew, using a canopy from the original Flinders Street station.

In 1963, a third track was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell,^[5] which was extended across the Yarra River to Burnley in 1972.^[5] The third track allows bi-directional running on the middle track for express services during peak hour. A signal box at the station was abolished in that same year.^[5]

In 1973, bulk briquette handling facilities were abolished at the station and,^[6] by 1977, the goods yard was closed altogether,^[5] with the siding and connection to the yard abolished in 1978.^[5]

By the mid 1980s, the station had not been maintained for many years and was in a dilapidated state. In 1984, the Victorian State Government, with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (The Met), approved a $300,000 face-lift of the station, which included repainting, the re-panelling of the waiting room, the re-cladding of the canopies and landscaping.^[7] The refurbishment was completed by May 1986.^[8]

Hawthorn has one island platform and one side platform. It is served by Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line trains.^[9][10][11]

Dysons operates one bus route via Hawthorn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:

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  Eastbound view from Platform 2, November 2012

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  Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2021

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  Ramp from Burwood Road to island platform, February 2022

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  View of the heritage station canopy over Platforms 2 and 3, February 2022

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