Hawkstowe railway station

Hawkstowe railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Morang in Victoria, Australia. Hawkstowe is an elevated host station, featuring an island platform with two faces. The original station opened on 10 October 1887. It reopened as "Hawkstowe" on 26 August 2018 along with the duplication of track between South Morang and Mernda.^[4][5][6]

Hawkstowe
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2019
General information
Location	Hawkstowe Parade, South Morang, Victoria 3752 City of Whittlesea Australia
Coordinates	37°37′18″S 145°05′51″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	30.73 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	350 bays
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	HWS
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	26 August 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08-26)
Electrified	July 2018 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2018–2019	193,600[1]
2019–2020	181,900[1]  6.04%
2020–2021	70,900[1]  61.02%
2021–2022	87,950[2]  24.04%
2022–2023	159,150[3]  44.74%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Middle Gorge towards Flinders Street Mernda line Mernda Terminus
Track layout Legend to Middle Gorge 1 2 Wiltonvale Creek Simons Creek to Mernda

History

Hawkstowe station opened on 26 August 2018, when the railway line was extended from South Morang to Mernda, as part of the Mernda Rail project.^[4] The station was not originally planned as part of the project. However, as a result of pressure from the community, the station was included in the plan for the extension. It is elevated, providing views of the surrounding area, including the adjacent Plenty Gorge Park.

The name of the station comes from a nearby property named Hawkstowe, once owned by J.H. Walker, who was the founder of Walker's Biscuits.^[7]

Platforms and services

Hawkstowe station has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.^[8]

Platform 1:

•  Mernda line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Mernda

Transport links

Dysons operates three bus routes via Hawkstowe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  382 : Whittlesea – Northland Shopping Centre^[9]
•  386 : Mernda station – RMIT University Bundoora campus^[10]
•  387 : Mernda station – RMIT University Bundoora campus^[11]