Burwood railway station, 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]

Burwood
PTV commuter rail station
South-east bound view from Platform 1, December 2020
General information
Location	Trent Street, Glen Iris, Victoria 3146 City of Boroondara Australia
Coordinates	37°51′06″S 145°04′50″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Alamein
Distance	14.17 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	150
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	BWD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	30 May 1890; 134 years ago (1890-05-30)
Rebuilt	1954
Electrified	October 1924 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Hartwell (1890–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006	297,732[1]
2006–2007	327,334[1]  9.94%
2007–2008	355,174[1]  8.5%
2008–2009	373,574[2]  5.18%
2009–2010	378,675[2]  1.36%
2010–2011	381,104[2]  0.64%
2011–2012	327,392[2]  14.09%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	348,548[2]  6.46%
2014–2015	342,033[1]  1.86%
2015–2016	328,478[2]  3.96%
2016–2017	331,891[2]  1.03%
2017–2018	334,660[2]  0.83%
2018–2019	357,550[2]  6.83%
2019–2020	268,750[2]  24.83%
2020–2021	106,400[2]  60.4%
2021–2022	116,850[3]  9.82%
2022–2023	194,700[3]  66.62%
Services
Preceding station 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
Track layout Legend to Hartwell 1 2 to Ashburton

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:

•  Alamein line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Camberwell

Platform 2:

•  Alamein line  all stations services to Alamein

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burwood station:

• : Vermont South – Central Pier (Docklands)^[9]

Gallery

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

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "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.

External links

• Media related to Burwood railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au