Hallam railway station
38°01′04″S 145°16′13″E / 38.0179°S 145.2702°E / -38.0179; 145.2702
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Hallam railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Hallam, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hallam station is an elevated structure premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1880, with the current station provided in 2022.[4]
Initially opened as Hallam's Road, the station was given its current name of Hallam on 2 May 1904.[4]
Disused station General Motors is located between Hallam and Dandenong.
History
Hallam station opened on 1 December 1880 as a single platform, just over three years after the railway line from Dandenong was extended to Pakenham.[4] The station gets its name from Hallam's Road, itself named after William Hallam, who settled in the area in 1856 and operated a general store and hotel on the present day corner of the Princes Highway and Hallam Road.[5][6]
In 1954, a goods siding at the station was closed.[4] Between 1955 and 1956, the former ground level platforms were provided, when the line between Dandenong and Narre Warren was duplicated.[4]
In 1959, flashing light signals replaced hand gates at the former Hallam South Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station,[4] with boom barriers provided in 1985.[7] On 16 July 1990, the station officially operated for passenger business only.[8]
Sometime during or after 1995, the former ground level station shelters were provided.[9]
On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Hallam to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[10][11] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[12]
On 2 April 2022, the Hallam South Road level crossing was abolished as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project,[13] and was replaced with a rail bridge over the road, which included a new, rebuilt elevated station.[14] On 2 May of that year, the rebuilt station opened.[15]
Platforms and services
Hallam has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[16]
Platform 1:
- Pakenham line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Pakenham line all stations services to East Pakenham
By June 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.
Transport links
Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes via Hallam station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 891 : Westfield Fountain Gate – Lynbrook station[17]
- 893 : Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre – Dandenong station[18]
- 894 : to Amberley Park (Narre Warren South)[19]
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Hallam station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 863 : Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre – Cranbourne West[20]
- Night Bus 982 : Dandenong station – Cranbourne (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[21]
Gallery
- Eastbound view from the former ground level Platform 2, April 2015
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
- ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
- ^ a b c d e f "Hallam". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Hallam". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1990. p. 348.
- ^ Corporation, Public Transport (18 February 1995). "Tenders–Construction of New Station Facilities at Narre Warren, Berwick and Hallam Railway Stations". The Age. p. 101.
- ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
- ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Hallam Road level crossing gone for good". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Hallam Road, Hallam". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Hallam Station is now open!". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "891 Fountain Gate SC - Lynbrook Station via Hallam Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "893 Cranbourne Park SC - Dandenong Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "894 Amberly Park - Hallam Station via Hampton Park". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "863 Endeavour Hills SC - Cranbourne West via Hallam Rd". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "982 Dandenong Station - Cranbourne via Endeavour Hills & Hampton Park". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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