Auburn railway station, Melbourne

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Auburn
Station information

Code	AUB
Distance from Flinders St	7.7 km
Lines	Alamein, Belgrave, Lilydale
# Platforms	3
# Tracks	3
Status	Host station
Metlink profile	Link
Google map	Link
Metcard Zone	1

Auburn is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Hawthorn East on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein railway lines. Auburn Station is classed at a Host Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.

[edit] Facilities

Auburn station is located at the eastern end of the Auburn Road rail overpass, which also provides access to the main subway. Shops are located near the station.

The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format. The island platform (platforms 1&2) contains a large red brick building, while platforms 3 contains a semi-large red brick building. A large Metcard machine is located in the station's subway, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins.

[edit] History

Auburn station opened on Monday, 3rd April 1882 as Auburn Road. It was later renamed to Auburn in the same year. The building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.