Burnley railway station

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Burnley
PTV commuter rail station
Burnley Railway Station.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 3, looking towards Melbourne, in May 2014
LocationBurnley Street,
Burnley, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°49′39″S 145°00′24″E / 37.82743°S 145.00657°E / -37.82743; 145.00657Coordinates: 37°49′39″S 145°00′24″E / 37.82743°S 145.00657°E / -37.82743; 145.00657
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Alamein
Glen Waverley
Distance5.33 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsTram
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeBLY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1880
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesBurnley Street
Services
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
Siding
1
3
2
4
to Heyington
to Hawthorn

Burnley railway station is the junction station 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.[1]

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

In August 1943, as part of the Ashworth Improvement Plan, a flyover was constructed east of the station, to allow Glen Waverley line trains to cross over the Hawthorn-bound line.[2]

The Madden Grove level crossing, located nearby in the Down direction on the Glen Waverley line, was provided in 1963, replacing an earlier level crossing.[1] In 1966, the signal box was rebuilt, the Burnley Street level crossing was grade-separated and the line towards Richmond expanded to quadruple track. The third track to Hawthorn was commissioned in 1972.[3] The stabling facilities were provided in 1997, as part of the closure and replacement of Jolimont Yard.[4]

Burnley was upgraded to a Premium Station on 19 December 2008.[1] On 30 November 2017, the signal box was abolished, with control transferred to Metrol.[5]

Facilities, platforms and services[]

Burnley has two island platforms. The southern island platform (Platforms 1 & 2) includes a large building, which includes a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room, and toilets.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line services.[6][7][8][9]

Platforms 1 and 2:

Platform 3 and 4:

Transport links[]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burnley station:

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Burnley Vicsig
  2. ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 33. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  3. ^ Burnley Interlocking Information Vicsig
  4. ^ Public Transport Corporation signalling diagram "Burnley Stabling Sidings: 65/97". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 20 July 2008.[dead link]
  5. ^ Burnley Signal Box (BLY) Vicsig
  6. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.

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