Fawkner railway station

Fawkner railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Hadfield and Fawkner the station opened on 8 October 1889 as Fawkner. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 12 December 1906 as Fawkner Cemetery. It was renamed Fawkner in 1914.

History
Fawkner station originally opened on 8 October 1889, when the railway line from Coburg was extended to Somerton. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after John Pascoe Fawkner, one of the founders of Melbourne.

It is located adjacent to the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, which opened in 1906, and from then until 1939, special mortuary trains operated. From October 1914, only seven trains operated to Fawkner daily, as well as the daily mortuary train to the cemetery. A former mortuary van is located near the entrance to Platform 2.

From 1920, Fawkner was the extent of suburban electrified services. From 1928 until 1959, an AEC railmotor was used to provide a connecting service north to Somerton. In that year, electrified services were extended to Upfield.

Also in 1959, flashing light signals were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station, and the line from Coburg was duplicated. However, the duplicated line converged at the up end of the station and, until 1998, the station had one platform (present day Platform 2). The second track and Platform 1 were added as part of the duplication of the line to Gowrie. Also in that year, boom barriers were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing.

Platforms and services
Fawkner has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.

Platform 1:
 * all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * all stations services to Upfield

Transport links
Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Fawkner station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 * : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg
 * : Upfield station – North Coburg