Burwood railway station, Melbourne

Burwood
PTV commuter rail station
South-east bound view from Platform 1,
December 2020
General information
LocationTrent Street,
Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°51′06″S 145°04′50″E / 37.8516°S 145.0805°E / -37.8516; 145.0805
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Alamein
Distance14.17 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsMelbourne tram route 75 Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking150
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBWD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 May 1890; 134 years ago (1890-05-30)
Rebuilt1954
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesHartwell (1890–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006297,732[1]
2006–2007327,334[1] Increase 9.94%
2007–2008355,174[1] Increase 8.5%
2008–2009373,574[2] Increase 5.18%
2009–2010378,675[2] Increase 1.36%
2010–2011381,104[2] Increase 0.64%
2011–2012327,392[2] Decrease 14.09%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014348,548[2] Increase 6.46%
2014–2015342,033[1] Decrease 1.86%
2015–2016328,478[2] Decrease 3.96%
2016–2017331,891[2] Increase 1.03%
2017–2018334,660[2] Increase 0.83%
2018–2019357,550[2] Increase 6.83%
2019–2020268,750[2] Decrease 24.83%
2020–2021106,400[2] Decrease 60.4%
2021–2022116,850[3] Increase 9.82%
2022–2023194,700[3] Increase 66.62%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Hartwell
towards Camberwell or Flinders Street
 Alamein line Ashburton
towards Alamein
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Riversdale
towards Fairfield 		  Outer Circle line   Ashburton
towards Oakleigh
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Burwood railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Glen Iris, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Burwood station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 30 May 1890, with the current station provided in 1954.[4]

Initially opened as Hartwell, the station was given its current name of Burwood on 1 August 1909, the same day as the current Hartwell station was given its name.[4]

History

Burwood station opened on 30 May 1890 and, like the suburb itself, was named after Burwood House, built by Sir James Frederick Palmer in 1852.[5][6][7]

Burwood was on the second section of the Outer Circle line. From May 1897 until July 1898, the station became disused following the closure of the line. However, after a public outcry, the line and the station were reopened, being served by what became known as the Deepdene Dasher, a train consisting of one or two "American-style" carriages hauled by a steam locomotive.

In 1924, the line was electrified to the terminus at Ashburton. On 28 June 1948, the line was extended to Alamein,[4] becoming the present-day Alamein line.

In 1954, the current station was provided, when duplication of the line occurred between Hartwell and Ashburton.[4]

Platforms and services

Burwood has two side platforms. It is served by Alamein line trains.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burwood station:

  • Building and entrance to Platform 1, March 2003
    Building and entrance to Platform 1, March 2003
  • Building and entrance to Platform 1, December 2020
    Building and entrance to Platform 1,
    December 2020

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. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Burwood". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ Beardsell, David; Herbert, Bruce (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN 0-85849-024-2.
  6. ^ "Burwood and Burwood East". Victorian Places. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South". Public Transport Victoria.