Fawkner is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the Upfield railway line and in the suburb of Hadfield close to Fawkner. Fawkner is unmanned and is in myki zones 1+2 overlap. It is the 10th least used station in Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 171,000 passenger movements recorded in 2011-12.FacilitiesFawkner is located in the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, west of Sydney Road, with station access from the pedestrian crossing from the station's car park.The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a small steel shelter, while platform 2 has a fibro building. A Metcard vending machine was located at the entrance to platform 1, which was able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accepted notes and coins, however it has been replaced by a myki ticketing machine since the decommissioning of the Metcard system. A coin-only Metcard vending machine was also located at the entrance to platform 2. A former mortuary van is situated next to platform 2.Until 1998 the station had one platform and one track through it (what are now Platform 2 and the Upfield-bound track respectively). The second track and Platform 1 were added as part of the duplication of the line between Fawkner and Gowrie.
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