Batman railway station

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Batman
PTV commuter rail station
Batman Station (2).jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2, June 2019
General information
LocationGaffney Street,
Coburg North, Victoria 3058
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates 37°44′01″S144°57′46″E / 37.7335°S 144.9628°E / -37.7335; 144.9628
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Upfield
Distance11.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Melbourne tram logo.svg Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBAT
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889;134 years ago (1889-10-08)
Closed13 July 1903
Rebuilt1 October 1914
19 July 1959
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBell Park (1889–1914)
Passengers
2005–2006199,821 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Coburg
towards Flinders Street
Upfield line Merlynston
towards Upfield
Track layout
Legend
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to Coburg
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O'Hea Street
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BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
Gaffney Street
1
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BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
2
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Bakers Road
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to Merlynston

Batman railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Coburg North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Batman station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1959. It initially closed on 13 July 1903, then reopened on 1 October 1914. [4]

Contents

Initially opened as Bell Park, the station was given its current name of Batman on 1 October 1914. [4]

History

Batman station opened when the railway line was extended from Coburg to Somerton. [4] It was named after one of the founders of Melbourne, John Batman. [5]

In 1920, a siding for the former Lincoln Mills knitting works on Gaffney Street was provided. [4] In 1959, the current island platform was provided, when the line was duplicated between Coburg and Fawkner. [4]

In 1970, the siding serving the Lincoln Mills knitting works was abolished, along with the associated signal discs and posts. [4] In 1982, a crossover at the station was abolished, along with a number of signals and levers. [4]

There is a disused signal box at the up end of the station, which was provided in 1935, controlling interlocked gates at the Gaffney Street level crossing. [4] In 1998, the gates were replaced with boom barriers, when the Upfield line was upgraded. [6]

Platforms and services

Batman has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Upfield line trains. [7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one route via Batman station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Dysons operates one bus route via Batman station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Batman station:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Batman". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Thomas O'Callaghan (1918). Names of Victorian Railway Stations. Government Printer. ISBN   0-9580716-0-8. (2003 facsimile edition)
  6. ↑ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society (Victoria). January 1999. p. 12.
  7. ↑ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ↑ "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ↑ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ↑ "19 North Coburg - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
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