Batman railway station, Melbourne

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Batman
Station information

Code	BAT
Distance from Flinders St	12.5 km
Lines	Upfield
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Unmanned station
Metlink profile	Link
Metcard Zone	1+2 overlap

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Batman is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of North Coburg, on the Upfield railway line. It is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.

Batman station is unstaffed.

[edit] Location

The station is located at the northern end of the Gaffney Street level crossing. Tram route 19 is a short walk from the station, on Sydney Road.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of two platforms, in an island format. The island platform contains a large weatherboard building. 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 box is located on the DOWN platform.

Both platforms can be accessed via Gaffney Street.

[edit] History

Batman station originally opened on Tuesday, 8th October 1884 as Bell Park. It was later renamed Batman in 1914.

Station Navigation
Upfield line
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