Английская Википедия:Fawkner railway station
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Fawkner railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Hadfield and Fawkner the station opened on 8 October 1889 as Fawkner. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 12 December 1906 as Fawkner Cemetery. It was renamed Fawkner in 1914.[1]
History
Fawkner station originally opened on 8 October 1889, when the railway line from Coburg was extended to Somerton.[1] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after John Pascoe Fawkner, one of the founders of Melbourne.[2]
It is located adjacent to the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, which opened in 1906, and from then until 1939, special mortuary trains operated.[3] From October 1914, only seven trains operated to Fawkner daily, as well as the daily mortuary train to the cemetery.[4] A former mortuary van is located near the entrance to Platform 2.
From 1920, Fawkner was the extent of suburban electrified services.[1] From 1928 until 1959, an AEC railmotor was used to provide a connecting service north to Somerton.[5][6] In that year, electrified services were extended to Upfield.[1]
Also in 1959, flashing light signals were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station,[1] and the line from Coburg was duplicated.[1] 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.[7][8] Also in that year, boom barriers were provided at the Cemetery Entrance level crossing.[9]
Platforms and services
Fawkner has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[10]
Platform 1:
- Шаблон:RouteBox all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Шаблон:RouteBox all stations services to Upfield
Transport links
Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Fawkner station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- Шаблон:Color box: Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[11]
- Шаблон:Color box: Upfield station – North Coburg[12]
References
External links
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- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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