Glenferrie railway station

Glenferrie
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
LocationGlenferrie Road,
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′18″S 145°02′12″E / 37.8216°S 145.0367°E / -37.8216; 145.0367
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance8.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeGFE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 April 1882 (1882-04-03)
Rebuilt8 December 1963
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesGlenferrie Road (1882)
Passengers
2005–20061,933,463
2006–20072,202,905 13.93%
2007–20082,449,830 11.2%
2008–20092,250,901 8.12%
2009–20102,303,926 2.35%
2010–20112,701,393 17.25%
2011–20122,355,864 12.79%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20142,858,142 21.32%
2014–20152,808,939 1.72%
2015–20162,798,954 0.35%
2016–20172,733,069 2.35%
2017–20182,720,071 0.47%
2018–20192,729,100 0.33%
2019–20201,949,900 28.55%
2020–2021749,450 61.56%
2021–20221,068,450 42.56%
2022–20231,747,000 63.51%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Hawthorn Lilydale line Auburn
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Auburn
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Weekday peak only
Auburn
towards Alamein
Track layout
1
3
2

Glenferrie railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are all part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Hawthorn, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Glenferrie station is an elevated structure premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened in 3 April 1882, with the current station provided in 1963. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Initially opened as Glenferrie Road, the station was given its current name of Glenferrie on 1 September 1882, seven months after services began. Much of the station's current traffic serves the nearby Hawthorn campus of the Swinburne University of Technology.