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Location | Laburnum Street, Blackburn, Victoria 3130 City of Whitehorse Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°49′15″S145°08′27″E / 37.8208°S 145.1407°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 17.83 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes—step free access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | LAB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 13 July 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1 January 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 29 January 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | January 1923 (1500 V DC overhead) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | 313,114 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | 322,793 [1] 3.09% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | 406,707 [1] 25.99% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | 410,312 [2] 0.88% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | 442,678 [2] 7.89% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | 443,045 [2] 0.082% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 374,282 [2] 15.52% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Not measured [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | 350,078 [2] 6.46% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | 354,269 [1] 1.19% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | 392,272 [2] 10.72% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | 372,562 [2] 5.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | 403,302 [2] 8.25% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | 414,700 [2] 2.82% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | 340,950 [2] 17.78% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | 153,150 [2] 55.08% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | 167,650 [3] 9.27% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | 208,400 [3] 24.31% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laburnum railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Blackburn, and opened on 13 July 1958. [4]
Laburnum station opened on 13 July 1958, [4] [5] and was named after the locality of Laburnum, itself named after the shrub of the same name. [6] [7] The original station had two side platforms, with a substantial brick building on Platform 1, and a small brick shelter on Platform 2. [4] Also occurring in that year was the replacement of hand gates at the former Middleborough Road level crossing with boom barriers. [8] The crossing was located in the up direction of the station. [4]
The Middleborough Road grade separation project involved lowering the line eight metres below the road. That required the rebuilding of the station, and the removal of the bend in Laburnum Street beneath it. In October 2006, the station buildings were demolished and, on 29 January 2007, the rebuilt station opened. [9] As part of the project, provision was made for the future installation of a third track. [10] [11]
Laburnum was once known for having a sign reading "Toot Toot – drive slowly" under the railway bridge which crosses Laburnum Street, as the street was both narrow and had a sharp bend at that point. [12] Drivers would often sound their car horns, as instructed by the sign, to warn oncoming, but possibly unseen, traffic that might be approaching the narrow underpass. Infuriated neighbours would frequently attempt to remove the sign by painting over it, but to no avail; the local council would restore the sign every time. [13] [14]
When the station was rebuilt following the 2007 grade separation, the road underpass was substantially widened, so the sign was deemed unnecessary and was removed. A plaque commemorating the sign and describing its history was erected, [12] although it too has since been removed.
Laburnum has two side platforms. It is served by Lilydale and Belgrave line trains. [15] [16]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Laburnum station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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