Batman railway station

Batman
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, June 2019
General information
LocationGaffney Street,
Coburg North, Victoria 3058
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°44′01″S 144°57′46″E / 37.7335°S 144.9628°E / -37.7335; 144.9628
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance11.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Trams in Melbourne 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; 135 years ago (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
Track layout
Legend
to Coburg
O'Hea Street
Gaffney Street
1
2
Bakers Road
to Merlynston

Batman railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Coburg North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Batman station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1959. It initially closed on 13 July 1903, then reopened on 1 October 1914.[4]

Initially opened as Bell Park, the station was given its current name of Batman on 1 October 1914.[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:

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:

  • Southbound view from Platform 2, showing directly at station building, June 2019
    Southbound view from Platform 2, showing directly at station building, June 2019
  • Northbound view from Platform 1, June 2019
    Northbound view from Platform 1, June 2019

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 h "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.