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Glenferrie
Westbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
LocationGlenferrie Road,
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′18″S 145°02′12″E / 37.8216°S 145.0367°E / -37.8216; 145.0367
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance8.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsMelbourne tram route 16 Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Cycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeGFE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 April 1882 (1882-04-03)
Rebuilt8 December 1963
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesGlenferrie Road (1882)
Passengers
2005–20061,933,463[1]
2006–20072,202,905[1] Increase 13.93%
2007–20082,449,830[1] Increase 11.2%
2008–20092,250,901[2] Decrease 8.12%
2009–20102,303,926[2] Increase 2.35%
2010–20112,701,393[2] Increase 17.25%
2011–20122,355,864[2] Decrease 12.79%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20142,858,142[2] Increase 21.32%
2014–20152,808,939[1] Decrease 1.72%
2015–20162,798,954[2] Decrease 0.35%
2016–20172,733,069[2] Decrease 2.35%
2017–20182,720,071[2] Decrease 0.47%
2018–20192,729,100[2] Increase 0.33%
2019–20201,949,900[2] Decrease 28.55%
2020–2021749,450[2] Decrease 61.56%
2021–20221,068,450[3] Increase 42.56%
2022–20231,747,000[3] Increase 63.51%
2023–20241,996,050[3] Increase 14.26%
2024–20251,978,650[3] Decrease 0.87%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Hawthorn
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Auburn
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Auburn
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Peak only
 Auburn
towards Alamein
Weekday express services
Richmond
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Camberwell
towards Belgrave or Lilydale
Belgrave line
Official name
Glenferrie Railway Station Complex
TypeRegistered Place
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1671
HO046
Category
Transport – Rail
Track layout
to Hawthorn
1
3
2
to Auburn
Location

Glenferrie station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Glenferrie station is an elevated structure premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. The first station opened on 3 April 1882, with the current station built in 1916. The station was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 August 1982 in recognition of its historic and architectural significance.[4]

Initially opened as Glenferrie Road, the station was given its current name of Glenferrie on 1 September 1882, seven months after services began. Much of the station's current traffic serves the nearby Hawthorn campus of the Swinburne University of Technology.[5]

History

Glenferrie station opened on 3 April 1882, when the railway line from Hawthorn was extended to Camberwell.[6] The station is named after the adjacent Glenferrie Road, itself named after a property which was purchased by solicitor Peter Ferrie in 1840, who later named the property Glen Ferrie.[7][8]

In 1916, as part of an extensive grade separation scheme, three lines were provided and a new elevated station was built. It features brick and stucco facades punctuated by arches, and an extensive island platform canopy. The station was designed by the Victorian Railway's architect Edward Ballard under the Department's Chief Architect J W Hardy.[4]

On 26 February 1996, Glenferrie was upgraded to a premium station.[9]

Platforms and services

An X'Trapolis train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1, August 2024

Glenferrie has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line services.[10][11][12]

Glenferrie platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes Source
1  Alamein line 
 Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line 		 Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services See City Loop for operating patterns [13][14][15]
2  Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line 		 Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services See City Loop for operating patterns [16][17]
Mooroolbark, Lilydale, Upper Ferntree Gully or Belgrave
3  Alamein line 
 Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line 		 Alamein, Blackburn, Ringwood, Mooroolbark, Lilydale, Belgrave All stations and limited express services [18][19][20]


Yarra Trams operates one route via Glenferrie station:

Notes

  1. Peak only

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) Transport Victoria
  4. "Glenferrie railway station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1671, Heritage Overlay HO48". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  5. "Getting to the Hawthorn campus". Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. "Glenferrie". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. "Glenferrie". Victorian Places. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  10. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "Alamein Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  14. "Belgrave Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  15. "Lilydale Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  16. "Belgrave Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  17. "Lilydale Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  18. "Alamein Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  19. "Belgrave Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  20. "Lilydale Line". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  21. "16 Melbourne University - Kew via St Kilda Beach". Public Transport Victoria.

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