Burwood railway station, Melbourne

Burwood
PTV commuter rail station
Overview of the platforms at Burwood looking towards Alamein, March 2025
General information
LocationTrent Street,
Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°51′06″S 145°04′50″E / 37.8516°S 145.0805°E / -37.8516; 145.0805
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Alamein
Distance14.17 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking150
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBWD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 May 1890 (1890-05-30)
Rebuilt1954
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesHartwell (1890–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006297,732
2006–2007327,334 9.94%
2007–2008355,174 8.5%
2008–2009373,574 5.18%
2009–2010378,675 1.36%
2010–2011381,104 0.64%
2011–2012327,392 14.09%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014348,548 6.46%
2014–2015342,033 1.86%
2015–2016328,478 3.96%
2016–2017331,891 1.03%
2017–2018334,660 0.83%
2018–2019357,550 6.83%
2019–2020268,750 24.83%
2020–2021106,400 60.4%
2021–2022116,850 9.82%
2022–2023194,700 66.62%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Hartwell Alamein line Ashburton
towards Alamein
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Riversdale
towards Fairfield
  Outer Circle line   Ashburton
towards Oakleigh
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Burwood railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Glen Iris, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Burwood station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 30 May 1890, with the current station provided in 1954.

Initially opened as Hartwell, the station was given its current name of Burwood on 1 August 1909, the same day as the current Hartwell station was given its name.