Batman railway station

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Batman
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
System PTV commuter rail station
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line 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;136 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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BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Coburg
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BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
O'Hea Street
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BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
Gaffney Street
1
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BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
2
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
Bakers Road
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to Merlynston
Location
Batman railway station

Batman station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne rail 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]

Alstom Comeng 626M Terminating at Batman after arriving from the Inner City. GPBP0505.jpg
Alstom Comeng 626M Terminating at Batman after arriving from the Inner City.

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. [6]

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. [7]

Platforms and services

Batman has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Upfield line trains. [8]

Current

Batman platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestinationViaService Type
1  Upfield line   Flinders Street City Loop All stations
2  Upfield line   Upfield All stations

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:

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. ↑ "Timetable Search". www.metrotrains.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Thomas O'Callaghan (1918). Names of Victorian Railway Stations. Government Printer. ISBN   0-9580716-0-8.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) (2003 facsimile edition)
  7. ↑ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society (Victoria). January 1999. p. 12.
  8. ↑ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ↑ "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ↑ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ↑ "19 North Coburg - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
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