Hallam railway station

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Hallam
PTV commuter rail station
Hallam Railway Station, Melbourne.JPG
Eastbound view from the former ground level Platform 2 in April 2015
General information
LocationHallam Road,
Hallam, Victoria 3803
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates38°01′04″S 145°16′13″E / 38.0179°S 145.2702°E / -38.0179; 145.2702Coordinates: 38°01′04″S 145°16′13″E / 38.0179°S 145.2702°E / -38.0179; 145.2702
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Distance37.45 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
Connections5 bus routes
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking590 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled accessYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeHLM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1880; 143 years ago (1880-12-01)
Rebuilt2 May 2022
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (July 1954)
Previous namesHallam's Road (1880-1904)
Passengers
2008–2009685,107[1]
2009–2010706,461[1]Increase 7.06%
2010–2011738,349[1]Increase 4.51%
2011–2012714,059[1]Decrease 3.29%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014612,964[1]Decrease 14.16%
Services
Preceding station File:Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Dandenong Pakenham line Narre Warren
towards Pakenham
Former service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
General Motors   Orbost line   Line open
Track layout
Dandenong Creek overflow
Eumemmering Creek
Progress Street
(Closing by 2025)
General Motors
(Closed)
1
2

Hallam railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hallam, and it opened on 1 December 1880 as Hallam's Road. It was renamed Hallam on 2 May 1904.[2]

In 1954, a goods siding at the station was closed.[2] Between 1955 and 1956, the present platforms were provided, when the line between Dandenong and Narre Warren was duplicated.[2]

Flashing light signals replaced hand gates at the former Hallam South Road level crossing, which was located at the Down end of the station, in 1959,[2] with boom barriers provided later on in 1985.[2][3]

On 16 July 1990, the station officially operated for passenger business only.[4]

As part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, the Hallam South Road level crossing was abolished on 2 April 2022,[5] and was replaced with a rail bridge over the road, and included a new, rebuilt elevated station.[6] The rebuilt station opened on 2 May 2022.[7]

Disused station General Motors is located between Hallam and Dandenong stations.

Platforms and services

Hallam has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

It is planned to connect the Pakenham line to the Sunbury line, through the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three routes via Hallam station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Hallam station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ a b c d e Hallam Vicsig
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1983. p. 246.
  4. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1990. p. 348.
  5. ^ Hallam Road level crossing gone for good - Level Crossing Removal Project
  6. ^ Hallam Road, Hallam Level Crossing Removal Project
  7. ^ Hallam Station is now open! - Level Crossing Removal Project
  8. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "891 Fountain Gate SC - Lynbrook Station via Hallam Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "893 Cranbourne Park SC - Dandenong Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "894 Amberly Park - Hallam via Hampton Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "863 Endeavour Hills SC - Hampton Park SC via Hallam Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "982 Night bus: Dandenong - Endeavour Hills - Hampton Park - Cranbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

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