Batman railway station

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.[4]

Batman
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in June 2019
General information
LocationGaffney Street,
Coburg North, Victoria 3058
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°44′01″S 144°57′46″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance11.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeBAT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 Overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889 (1889-10-08)
Closed13 July 1903
Rebuilt1 October 1914
19 July 1959
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBell Park (1889-1914)
Passengers
2005–2006199,821[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
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Merlynston
towards Upfield

History

Batman station opened on 8 October 1889, 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 that once existing 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]

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.[4] In the late 1990s, the gates were replaced with boom barriers, 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.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

  •  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[7]

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

Yarra Trams operates one route via Batman station:

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. "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. "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "19 North Coburg - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
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