Hawkstowe railway station
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Hawkstowe | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | South Morang Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′18″S 145°05′51″E / 37.6218°S 145.0975°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.73 kilometres from Southern Cross[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 350 bays | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Host station | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 26 August 2018 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Hawkstowe railway station is a station on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Morang having opened 26 August 2018.[2][3]
History
The station was not originally planned in the Mernda Rail project; however, as a result of pressure from the community, the station was included in the plan for the extension. It is elevated, providing views of the surrounding area, including the adjacent Plenty Gorge Park.
V-Line Coaches to Mansfield and Mt Buller via Yea have been proposed to stop next to Hawkstowe Station on Plenty Road.
Platforms and services
Hawkstowe station has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line: services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line: services to Mernda
Transport Links
Dysons operate three routes via Hawkstowe station:
- 382: Whittlesea to Northland Shopping Centre[5]
- 386: Mernda station to Bundoora RMIT[6]
- 387: Mernda station to Bundoora RMIT[7]
References
- ^ Hawkstone Vicsig
- ^ Meet Mernda, your new line. Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "Hawkstowe Station Precinct" (PDF).
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "382 Whittlesea - Northland SC via South Morang Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "386 Mernda Station - Bundoora RMIT via South Morang". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "387 Mernda Station - Bundoora RMIT via Hawkstowe Pde & South Morang". Public Transport Victoria.
