Written By: Thomas McIntosh
Photos By: Thomas McIntosh, Tom Schache and Ian Green

​Page Last Updated: 23/10/20

Station Info:
Opened:   3 April 1882
Platforms:   3, 1 Island, 1 Side
Platform 1:  Trains to Flinders Street, limited stations and all stops.
Platform 2:   Trains to Belgrave, Lilydale and Flinders Street, limited stations and all stops.
Platform 3:   Trains to Alamein, Belgrave, Blackburn and Lilydale, limited stations and all stops.
Status:   Unstaffed
Transport Links:   
Route 624 Kew - Oakleigh (Bus)
Station Code:   AUB
Distance:   8.96 kilometres    from Southern Cross

Looking towards Ringwood.   (30/5/20)
Photo By: Thomas McIntosh

Auburn    station  is comprised of 3 platforms made up of 1 island and 1 side, with ramps to access both platforms that can be accessed via Victoria Road and Lilydale Grove.

When the station opened in April 1882 it was called "Auburn Road", it got it's current name in September  1882 as "Auburn". The station building dates back to 1916 and was built when the line between Hawthorn and Camberwell was regraded. The station building is on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Photos of Auburn Station

Looking at the station building on platform 1/2. ​   (30/5/20)
Photo By: Thomas McIntosh

Looking at the station building on platform 3. ​   (30/5/20)
Photo By: Thomas McIntosh

Trains at Auburn Station

S312 leads a loaded Metro/SSR spoil train to Camberwell. (20/12/19)
Photo By: Tom Schache

194M arriving with a Lilydale service.     (30/5/20)
Photo By: Thomas McIntosh

T369-IEV102-T377 on an infrastructure evaluation run to Blackburn. (13/2/13)
Photo By: Ian Green

B75-T385 stabled with a Metro/SSR spoil train. (6/10/19)
Photo By: Ian Green

Information sourced from Wikipedia and PTV

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