Batman railway station
Batman | |||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Northbound view from Platform 1 in June 2019 | |||||||||||
| Location | Gaffney Street, Coburg North, Victoria 3058 City of Moreland Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°44′01″S 144°57′46″E / 37.7335°S 144.9628°ECoordinates: 37°44′01″S 144°57′46″E / 37.7335°S 144.9628°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Upfield | ||||||||||
| Distance | 11.23 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus Tram | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | BAT | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 13 July 1903 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1 October 1914 19 July 1959 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (December 1920) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bell Park (1889-1914) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Batman railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coburg North, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Bell Park. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened again on 1 October 1914 as Batman.[1]
The station was named after one of the founders of Melbourne, John Batman.[2]
The current island platform was provided in 1959, when the line was duplicated between Coburg and Fawkner stations.[1]
A siding that once existing for the former Lincoln Mills knitting works on Gaffney Street was provided in 1920,[1] and was abolished in 1970, along with the associated signal discs and posts.[1]
In 1982, a crossover at the station was abolished, along with a number of signals and levers.[1]
A disused signal box is located at the Up end of the station, which was provided in 1935, along with interlocked gates at the Gaffney Street level crossing.[1] The gates were replaced with boom barriers in the late 1990s, when the Upfield line was upgraded.
Platforms and services[]
Batman has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[3]
Platform 1:
- Upfield line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Upfield line all stations services to Upfield
Transport links[]
Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one route via Batman station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Dysons operates one route via Batman station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 534 : Glenroy station – Coburg[5]
Yarra Trams operates one route via Batman station:
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Batman Vicsig
- ^ Thomas O'Callaghan (1918). Names of Victorian Railway Stations. Government Printer. ISBN 0-9580716-0-8. (2003 facsimile edition)
- ^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "19 North Coburg - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889