# Hallam railway station

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 premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1880, with the current station provided in 2022.
Initially opened as Hallam's Road, the station was given its current name of Hallam on 2 May 1904.
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. 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.
In 1954, a goods siding at the station was closed. Between 1955 and 1956, the former ground level platforms were provided, when the line between Dandenong and Narre Warren was duplicated.
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, with boom barriers provided in 1985. On 16 July 1990, the station officially operated for passenger business only.
Sometime during or after 1995, the former ground level station shelters were provided.
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. However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.
In 2014, it was announced that the Hallam South Road level crossing would be grade separated by the Andrews government, as originally promised by the Labor government in the 2014 Victorian state election. On 13 July 2020, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced the designs for the new, rebuilt elevated station. In January 2021, major construction works started to remove the level crossing.
On 18 March 2022, Hallam South Road level crossing and equipment were eliminated and was replaced by the elevated rail bridge over the road, which the trains started running through on 22 March 2022. On 2 April 2022, Hallam South Road reopened to traffic after being closed for fourteen days due to the removal works, resurfacing and installation of a new signalised intersection at the corner of the stations' northern car park and Hallam South Road. On 2 May 2022, the rebuilt station opened to passengers.

## Platforms and services

Hallam has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.
Platform 1:
* Pakenham line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
* Pakenham line all stations services to East Pakenham
In 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
* 893 : Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre – Dandenong station
* 894 : to Amberley Park (Narre Warren South)
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Hallam station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* 863 : Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre – Cranbourne West
* Night Bus 982 : Dandenong station – Cranbourne (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)

## Gallery

* Eastbound view from the former ground level Platform 2, April 2015