Batman railway station

Batman
Southbound view from Platform 2, February 2026
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
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
LineUpfield
Distance11.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Trams in Melbourne Tram
Construction
Structure type
Ground
AccessibleYes—step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBAT
Fare zoneMyki zone 1/2
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)
Former 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%
2022–2023185,900[4] Increase 30.73%
2023–2024222,650[5] Increase 19.77%
2024–2025228,750[6] Increase 2.74%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Coburg
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Merlynston
towards Upfield
Track layout
to Coburg
O'Hea Street
Gaffney Street
1
2
Bakers Road
to Merlynston
Location

Batman station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne rail 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 originally opened on 8 October 1889 as Bell Park, with the current station provided in 1959. It initially closed on 13 July 1903, but reopened with the current name on 1 October 1914.[7]

History

Bell Park station opened in 1889 when the railway line was extended from Coburg to Somerton.[7] The station was closed in 1903 when the line was cut back to Coburg but in 1906, the line reopened for traffic to the newly-opened Fawkner Cemetery. In 1914 the passenger service was re-extended to Fawkner and Bell Park station was reopened as Batman – taking its name from one of the founders of Melbourne, John Batman.[8]

In 1920, a siding for the former Lincoln Mills knitting works on Gaffney Street was provided.[7] In 1959, the current island platform was provided as part of works to duplicate the line from Coburg to Fawkner.[7]

In 1970, the siding serving the Lincoln Mills knitting works was abolished, along with the associated signal discs and posts.[7] In 1982, a crossover at the station was abolished, along with a number of signals and levers.[7]

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.[7] In 1998, the gates were replaced with boom barriers, when the Upfield line was upgraded.[9]

Platforms and services

Alstom Comeng 626M Terminating at Batman after arriving from the Inner City.[10]

Batman has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Upfield line trains.[11]

Batman platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes Source
1  Upfield line  Flinders Street City Loop All stations See City Loop for operating patterns [12]
2  Upfield line  Upfield All stations [12]


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

  •  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[13]

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

Yarra Trams operates one route via Batman station:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ↑ "Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) - 2022-2023".
  5. ↑ "Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) - 2023-2024".
  6. ↑ "Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) - 2024-2025".
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Batman". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Thomas O'Callaghan (1918). Names of Victorian Railway Stations. Government Printer. ISBN 0-9580716-0-8. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) (2003 facsimile edition)
  9. ↑ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society (Victoria). January 1999. p. 12.
  10. ↑ "Timetable Search". www.metrotrains.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. 1 2 "Craigieburn & Upfield Line timetable" (PDF). Transport Victoria. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ↑ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ↑ "19 North Coburg - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
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