Burwood railway station is a
commuter rail
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way station on the
Alamein line, which is part of the
Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of
Glen Iris, in
Melbourne
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, 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.
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.
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.
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
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to the terminus at
Ashburton. On 28 June 1948, the line was extended to
Alamein,
[ becoming the present-day Alamein line.
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of the line occurred between Hartwell Hartwell may refer to:
Places
* Hartwell, Victoria, a neighbourhood of Camberwell in Melbourne, Australia
** Hartwell railway station
England
* Hartwell, Buckinghamshire
* Hartwell, Northamptonshire, a village
* Hartwell, Staffordshire, a lo ...
and Ashburton.[
]
Platforms and services
Burwood has two side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
s. It is served by Alamein line trains.
Platform 1:
* weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Camberwell
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Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles' Church, Camberwell, St Giles ...
Platform 2:
* all stations services to Alamein
Transport links
Yarra Trams
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operates one route via Burwood station:
* : Vermont South – Central Pier ( Docklands)
Gallery
File:Burwoodstation.JPG, Building and entrance to Platform 1, March 2003
File:Burwood Railway Station Front (December 2020).jpg, Building and entrance to Platform 1,
December 2020
References
External links
*
Melway map
at street-directory.com.au
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Alamein=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1890
Railway stations in the City of Boroondara