Burnley railway station

For the main station in Burnley, England, see Burnley Central railway station.

Burnley
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 3, May 2014
General information
Location	Burnley Street, Burnley, Victoria 3121 City of Yarra Australia
Coordinates	37°49′39″S145°00′24″E / 37.82743°S 145.00657°E / -37.82743; 145.00657
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave Alamein [lower-alpha 1] Glen Waverley
Distance	5.33 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	BLY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 May 1880;143 years ago (1880-05-01)
Electrified	December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Burnley Street (1880–1882)
Passengers
2005–2006	660,765 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
East Richmond towards Flinders Street		Lilydale line		Hawthorn towards Lilydale
		Belgrave line		Hawthorn towards Belgrave
		Alamein line Weekday peak only		Hawthorn towards Alamein
		Glen Waverley line		Heyington towards Glen Waverley

Track layout
Legend to East Richmond 1 3 2 4 to Heyington to Hawthorn

Burnley railway station is the junction for the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Burnley, and it opened on 1 May 1880 as Burnley Street. It was renamed Burnley on 1 September 1882. ^[4]

Train stabling facilities are located at the eastern (down) end of the station, adjacent to the Glen Waverley line, while an additional, rarely-used siding is located at the western (Up) end.

History

Opening on 1 May 1880, Burnley station, like the suburb itself, was named after William Burnley, a local land purchaser and, between 1853–1856, was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the district of North Bourke. ^{[5] [6]}

In August 1943, as part of the Ashworth Improvement Plan, a flyover was constructed to the east of the station, to allow Glen Waverley line services to cross over the Hawthorn-bound line. ^[7]

In 1963, the Madden Grove level crossing, located nearby in the down direction on the Glen Waverley line, was provided, replacing an earlier level crossing. ^[8] In 1966, the signal box was rebuilt, the Burnley Street level crossing was grade-separated and the line towards Richmond expanded to quadruple track. In 1972, the third track to Hawthorn was commissioned. ^[9] On 24 October 1997, the stabling facility was provided, as part of the closure and replacement of Jolimont Yard. ^[10] As part of this facility, a crossover was provided at the up end of the level crossing. ^[4]

On 19 December 2008, Burnley was upgraded to a premium station. ^{[4] [11]} On 30 November 2017, the signal box was abolished, with control transferred to Metrol. ^[12]

Platforms, facilities and services

Burnley has two island platforms. The southern island platform (Platforms 1 and 2) includes a large building, which includes a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets. On weekdays, the majority of services to Lilydale and Belgrave don't stop at Burnley, as these operate express to other stations. Most services from Burnley usually only operate as far as Blackburn or Ringwood.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line services. ^{[13] [14] [15] [16]}

Platforms 1 and 2:

•   Lilydale line   all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•   Belgrave line   all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•   Alamein line   weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•   Glen Waverley line   all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 3:

•   Lilydale line   off-peak and weekend all stations services to Lilydale; all stations services to Blackburn
•   Belgrave line   off-peak and weekend all stations services to Belgrave; all stations services to Blackburn
•   Glen Waverley line   weekday peak-hour all stations services to Glen Waverley

Platform 4:

•   Alamein line   weekday all stations services to Alamein
•   Lilydale line   all stations services to Blackburn
•   Belgrave line   all stations services to Blackburn
•   Glen Waverley line   off-peak all stations services to Glen Waverley

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burnley station:

• : Docklands (Waterfront City) – Wattle Park ^[17]

Notes

1. weekday peaks only

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "Burnley". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
5. "Burnley". Victorian Places. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
7. SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 33. ISBN   0-909459-06-1.
8. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
9. "Burnley Interlocking Information". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
10. "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. March 1998. pp. 26–27.
11. "General News". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. March 2009. p. 69.
12. "Burnley Signal Box (BLY)". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
13. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
14. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
15. "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
16. "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
17. "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

Media related to Burnley railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au