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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]

Batman
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in June 2019
General information
Location	Gaffney Street, Coburg North, Victoria 3058 City of Merri-bek Australia
Coordinates	37°44′01″S 144°57′46″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—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	BAT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889; 133 years ago (1889-10-08)
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
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Coburg towards Flinders Street Upfield line Merlynston towards Upfield

History

Batman opened on 8 October 1889, when the line was extended from Coburg to Somerton.[1] It 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:

•  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[4]

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:

• : North Coburg – Flinders Street station (Elizabeth Street Melbourne CBD)[6]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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