Batman railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

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ConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYes—step-free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeBATFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened8 October 1889; 134 years ago (1889-10-08)Closed13 July 1903Rebuilt1 October 1914
19 July 1959ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesBell Park (1889–1914)Passengers2005–2006199,821[1]2006–2007223,679[1] Increase 11.94%2007–2008261,378[1] Increase 16.85%2008–2009319,489[2] Increase 22.23%2009–2010332,657[2] Increase 4.12%2010–2011313,373[2] Decrease 5.8%2011–2012285,973[2] Decrease 8.74%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014275,893[2] Decrease 3.52%2014–2015282,300[1] Increase 2.32%2015–2016281,380[2] Decrease 0.32%2016–2017313,018[2] Increase 11.24%2017–2018294,110[2] Decrease 6.04%2018–2019334,900[2] Increase 13.87%2019–2020257,000[2] Decrease 23.26%2020–2021116,250[2] Decrease 54.8%2021–2022142,200[3] Increase 22.32% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Coburg Upfield line Merlynston
towards Upfield
Track layout
Legend
to Coburg
O'Hea Street
Gaffney Street
1
2
Bakers Road
to Merlynston

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 on 1 October 1914 as Batman.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

Platforms and services

Batman has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Upfield line trains.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one route via Batman station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[8]

Dysons operates one bus route via Batman station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Batman station:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Batman". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ Thomas O'Callaghan (1918). Names of Victorian Railway Stations. Government Printer. ISBN 0-9580716-0-8. (2003 facsimile edition)
  6. ^ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society (Victoria). January 1999. p. 12.
  7. ^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "19 North Coburg - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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