Fairfield station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Fairfield in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Fairfield is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888. Originally called Fairfield Park, the station was re-named Fairfield on 14 November 1943.

260px|thumb|The Fairfield Industrial Dog Object located next to Platform 2, September 2024

Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO), a 6-metre-tall wooden sculpture of a dog, is located adjacent to the level crossing, at the eastern end of Platform 2.

History

The station opened along with the railway between Collingwood and Heidelberg. The estate is believed to have been named after Fairfield in Derbyshire, England.

From 1891 to 1893, Fairfield was the junction for the northern end of the former Outer Circle line, and was later the junction for the APM Siding, which operated from 1919 to the 1990s and served the nearby Australian Paper Manufacturers paper mill.

The station was upgraded in the early 1910s with new timber station buildings constructed in 1911. That included replacing the former at-grade pedestrian crossing at Rathmines Street with a pedestrian footbridge, opened in March 1914.

In 1969, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Station Street level crossing, at the down end of the station. In 1988, the goods siding at the station was abolished.

Platforms and services

220x220px|thumb|A [[Passenger information system|PID on Platform 2 displaying a Hurstbridge-bound service, September 2024]]

220x220px|thumb|An [[X'Trapolis 100|X'Trapolis train on a Hurstbridge-bound service arrives at Platform 2, September 2024]]

Fairfield has two side platforms, and is served by Hurstbridge line trains.

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! colspan="5" style="background:#;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #); " |<span style="color:white;">Fairfield platform arrangement</span>

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!Platform

!Line

!Destination

!Service Type

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|1

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|Flinders Street

|All stations and limited express services

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|2

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|Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge

|All stations and limited express services

|}

Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Fairfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : Northcote – Regent station
  • : Hawthorn Station – Fairfield

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File:Fairfield-station-from-footbridge.jpg|Eastbound view of station buildings and platforms with an X'Trapolis train arriving at Platform 1 on a City-bound service, February 2008

File:View of Fairfield Station from footbridge looking west.jpg|Westbound view of the station platforms, <br/>July 2018

File:Xtrapolis train arriving at Fairfield Railway Station at night.jpg|Eastbound view of Platform 2 with an X'Trapolis train arriving at Platform 1 on a City-bound service at night, August 2018

File:Car stopped on level crossing at Station Street, Fairfield.jpg|Partial view of station signal box and traffic stopped at the Station Street level crossing, <br/>August 2019

File:Northern side of Fairfield Station.jpg|The northern side of the entrance and exit ramp to the station, partial view of Platform 2 and the nearby car park, April 2020

File:Fairfield Westbound View.jpg|Westbound view from Platform 2, November 2022

File:Fairfield Railway Station, Vic.jpg|Eastbound view of station platforms and buildings at dusk, November 2023

File:Fairfield railway station Platform 2 (eastern view)(20 September 2024).jpg|Eastbound view from Platform 2, September 2024

File:Fairfield railway station westbound platforms (20 September 2024).jpg|Westbound view of the station platforms, taken from the Station Street level crossing, September 2024

File:Fairfield railway station footbridge view (eastbound view)(20 September 2024).jpg|Eastbound view of the station platforms and buildings at daytime, September 2024

File:Fairfield railway station footbridge view (westbound view)(20 September 2024).jpg|Westbound view of the station platforms, taken from the pedestrian overpass, September 2024

File:Fairfield railway station Platform 1 building (20 September 2024).jpg|Station building on Platform 1, September 2024

File:Fairfield railway station Platform 2 building (20 September 2024).jpg|Station building on Platform 2, September 2024

File:Fairfield railway station footbridge viewed from Platform 2 (20 September 2024).jpg|The pedestrian footbridge over the station platforms, viewed from Platform 2, September 2024

File:Fairfield railway station Platform 1 building and entrance (20 September 2024).jpg|Station building and entrance to Platform 1, September 2024

File:Fairfield railway station PSO box, shelter and Platform 1 (20 September 2024).jpg|PSO box and shelter on Platform 1, September 2024

File:Station Street Fairfield level crossing signal box and pedestrian gates (20 September 2024).jpg|Station Street level crossing signal box and pedestrian gates, adjacent to the station, September 2024

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au