Batman railway station, Melbourne
- Batman railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Batman
CODE=BAT
DISTANCE=12.5 km
LINES=Upfield
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19964 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19964#lineInfomation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=1+2 overlap
Batman is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of North Coburg, on the Upfield railway line. Batman is unstaffed and is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.
Facilities
The station is located at the northern end of the Gaffney Street level crossing, which provides station access.
The station consists of an island platform with two faces, with a large weatherboard building at the Flinders Street end of the station. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A disused signal bay is situated on platform 2 at the Flinders Street end of the station.
The route 19 tram is a short walk from the station, on Sydney Road.
History
Batman station opened on October 8 1889 as "Bell Park", but was closed in 1903. [cite web
url=http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Batman
title=Batman station
work=VICSIG - Infrastructure
publisher=www.vicsig.net
accessdate=2008-07-06] It was reopened as "Batman" in 1914, named after founder of Melbourne John Batman.[cite book | author= Thomas O'Callaghan | title = Names of Victorian Railway Stations | publisher = Government Printer| year = 1918 | isbn =0 9580716 0 8 (2003 facsimile edition)] ]References
MelbourneStations
Line=Upfield line
Here=Batman
Previous=Coburg
Next=Merlynston
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