Hallam railway station

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]

Hallam
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 2 in April 2015
General information
LocationHallam Road,
Hallam, Victoria 3803
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates38°01′04″S 145°16′13″E
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
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeHLM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1880 (1880-12-01)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (July 1954)
Previous namesHallam's Road (1880-1904)
Passengers
2008–2009685,107[1]
2009–2010706,461[1]  7.06%
2010–2011738,349[1]  4.51%
2011–2012714,059[1]  3.29%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014612,964[1]  14.16%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Dandenong
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Narre Warren
towards Pakenham
Former service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
General Motors   Orbost line   Line open
Track layout
to Dandenong
Dandenong Creek overflow
Eumemmering Creek
Progress Street
(Closing by 2025)
General Motors
(Closed)
South Gippsland Freeway
1
2
to Narre Warren

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 Hallam South Road level crossing, 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 Level Crossing Removal Project, the Hallam South Road level crossing is planned to be removed by 2022. It will involve a rail bridge over the road, and will include a new, rebuilt elevated station.[5]

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.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

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. "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 Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. 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, Hallam Level Crossing Removal Project
  6. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "891 Fountain Gate SC - Lynbrook Station via Hallam Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "893 Cranbourne Park SC - Dandenong Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "894 Amberly Park - Hallam via Hampton Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "863 Endeavour Hills SC - Hampton Park SC via Hallam Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "982 Night bus: Dandenong - Endeavour Hills - Hampton Park - Cranbourne". Public Transport Victoria.
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