Batman railway station

Batman is a railway station in Melbourne, Australia, located in the suburb of North Coburg, on the Upfield railway line. Batman is unstaffed and is in myki Zones 1&2 overlap.

Facilities

Batman is located at the northern end of the Gaffney Street level crossing, which provides station access.

The station consists of an island platform, with a large weatherboard building at the Flinders Street end of the station. A large Metcard ticket vending 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.

Tram route 19 is a short walk from the station, on Sydney Road.

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

• Upfield line - all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Upfield line - all stations services to Upfield

Bus services

• 530 Coburg – Campbellfield via Merlynston RS, Fawkner RS, Gowrie RS (every day). Operated by Broadmeadows Bus Service
• 534 Glenroy – Coburg via Merlynston RS, Batman RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Dyson's Bus Services

Tram services

• 19 - North Coburg
• 19 - City, Flinders Street Station/Elizabeth Street

History

Batman station opened on 8 October 1889 as Bell Park, but was closed in 1903.^[1] It was reopened as Batman in 1914, named after founder of Melbourne John Batman.^[2]

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