Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne

Hawthorn railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn in Victoria, Australia. Hawthorn is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and was opened on 13 April 1861.

History
Hawthorn station opened when the railway line from Pic-nic was extended across the Yarra River. 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. 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, which was extended across the Yarra River to Burnley in 1972. 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.

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

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. The refurbishment was completed by May 1986.

Platforms and services
Hawthorn has one island platform and one side platform. It is served by Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line trains.

Platform 1:
 * weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
 * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
 * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * all stations and limited express services to Lilydale
 * all stations and limited express services to Belgrave

Platform 3:
 * weekday all stations and limited express services to Lilydale; weekday all stations and limited express services to Blackburn
 * weekday all stations and limited express services to Belgrave; weekday all stations and limited express services to Blackburn
 * weekday all stations services to Alamein

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

Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:
 * Melbourne tram route 75 icon.svg: Vermont South – Central Pier (Docklands)