Fairfield railway station, Melbourne
Fairfield railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Fairfield. The station was called Fairfield Park when it opened on 8 May 1888, and was renamed Fairfield on 14 November 1943.[1]
Fairfield | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 track 2 platform railway station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Eastbound view in February 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Place, Fairfield Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′45″S 145°01′01″E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 9.15 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Host station | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | FFD | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 1888 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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From 1891 to 1893, Fairfield was the junction station for the northern end of the former Outer Circle line,[2] and was later the junction of the APM Siding, which operated from 1919 to the 1990s, and served the Australian Paper Manufacturers paper mill. Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Station Street level crossing in 1969.[3]
Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO), a 6-metre-tall wooden sculpture of a dog, is located adjacent to the level crossing, at the eastern end of Platform 2.
Platforms & services
Fairfield has two side platforms, and is served by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line: stops all stations and express service to Clifton hill then stops all station to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Hurstbridge line: stops all stations and express services to Eltham & Hurstbridge
Transport links
Dysons operates two bus routes via Fairfield station:
- 567: Northcote – Regent station[5]
- 609: Hawthorn station – Fairfield[6]
References
- Fairfield Vicsig
- David Beardsell & Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN 0-85849-024-2.
- S0092: Station Street Vicsig
- "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "567 Northcote - Regent via Northland". Public Transport Victoria.
- "609 Hawthorn to Fairfield via Kew". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Fairfield railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au