Fawkner railway station

Fawkner station originally opened on 8 October 1889, when the railway line from Coburg was extended to Somerton.^[7] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after John Pascoe Fawkner, one of the founders of Melbourne.^[8]

It is located adjacent to the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, which opened in 1906, and from then until 1939, special mortuary trains operated.^[9] From October 1914, only seven trains operated to Fawkner daily, as well as the daily mortuary train to the cemetery.^[10] A former mortuary van is located near the entrance to Platform 2.

From 1920, Fawkner was the extent of suburban electrified services.^[7] In 1928, the line beyond Fawkner was reopened, and an AEC railmotor was used to provide a connecting service north to the end of the line at Somerton.^[11][12] That service lasted until 1956, when the line beyond Fawkner was closed for the second time. But three years later in 1959, the line reopened again and electrified services were extended to Upfield.^[7]

Also in 1959, flashing light signals were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station,^[7] and the line from Coburg was duplicated.^[7] 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.^[13][14] Also in that year, boom barriers were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing.^[15]

Fawkner has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.^[16]

CDC Melbourne operates two routes via Fawkner station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg^[18]
•  531 : Upfield station – North Coburg^[19]