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.[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 Moreland 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
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	BAT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889 (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

The station 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.