Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne

Hawthorn station was opened when the railway line from Pic-nic was extended across the Yarra River.^[5] When it opened, Hawthorn was a terminus, with a single platform, which is the current Platform 1. In 1882, after the line was extended to Camberwell, an additional platform was constructed.^[5] 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,^[5] which was extended across the Yarra River to Burnley in 1972.^[5] 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.^[5]

In late 1972, the 12:01 am goods train to Hawthorn, and the 2:55 am goods train to Box Hill, previously scheduled to operate on Mondays only, were both cancelled, and the Tuesday-Friday schedule of the 12:01 am Melbourne Yard to Box Hill goods train was expanded to run on Mondays as well, serving Burnley, Hawthorn, Camberwell and Box Hill. That change was made because the ability to reverse trains at Hawthorn had been removed, meaning that goods trains could no longer run from the city to Hawthorn only.^[6]: 17

In 1973, bulk briquette handling facilities were abolished at the station and,^[7] by 1977, the goods yard had been closed altogether,^[5] with the siding and connection to the yard abolished in 1978.^[5]

By the mid 1980s, the station had not been well 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.^[8] The refurbishment was completed by May 1986.^[9]

Hawthorn has one island platform and one side platform, and is served by Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line trains.^[10][11][12]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Hawthorn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  609 : to Fairfield^[16]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station:

• : Central Pier Docklands – Vermont South^[17]

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  Eastbound view from Platform 2, November 2012
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  Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2021
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  Ramp from Burwood Road to island platform, February 2022
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  View of the heritage-listed canopy over Platforms 2 and 3, February 2022