[4][5] Hawthorn station opened when the railway line from Pic-nic was extended across the Yarra River.

[5] In 1890, an island platform was provided to accommodate the newly opened branch line to Kew, using a canopy from the original Flinders Street station.

In 1963, a third track was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell,[5] which was extended across the Yarra River to Burnley in 1972.

In 1984, the Victorian State Government, with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (The Met), approved a $300,000 face-lift of the station, which included repainting, the re-panelling of the waiting room, the re-cladding of the canopies and landscaping.

[9][10][11] Platform 1: Platform 2: Platform 3: Dysons operates one bus route via Hawthorn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Yarra Trams operates one route via Hawthorn station: Media related to Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons