Burnley railway station

Distance5.33 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms4 (2 island)Tracks4Connections TramConstructionStructure typeGroundParkingYesAccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, premium stationStation codeBLYFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened1 May 1880; 144 years ago (1880-05-01)ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesBurnley Street (1880–1882)Passengers2005–2006660,765^[1]2006–2007716,396^[1]  8.41%2007–2008790,319^[1]  10.31%2008–2009835,919^[2]  5.76%2009–2010872,310^[2]  4.35%2010–2011927,393^[2]  6.31%2011–2012841,847^[2]  9.22%2012–2013Not measured^[2]2013–2014722,791^[2]  14.14%2014–2015712,753^[1]  1.38%2015–2016732,967^[2]  2.83%2016–2017791,201^[2]  7.94%2017–2018784,937^[2]  0.79%2018–2019865,300^[2]  10.24%2019–2020633,700^[2]  26.76%2020–2021303,500^[2]  52.1%2021–2022455,750^[3]  50.16% Services

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
East Richmond towards Flinders Street		Lilydale line		Hawthorn towards Lilydale
		Belgrave line		Hawthorn towards Belgrave
		Alamein line Weekday peak only		Hawthorn towards Alamein
		Glen Waverley line		Heyington towards Glen Waverley

Track layout
Legend to East Richmond 1 3 2 4 to Heyington to Hawthorn

Burnley railway station is the junction for the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Burnley, and it opened on 1 May 1880 as Burnley Street. It was renamed Burnley on 1 September 1882.^[4]

Train stabling facilities are located at the eastern (down) end of the station, adjacent to the Glen Waverley line, while an additional, rarely-used siding is located at the western (Up) end.

History

Burnley station opened on 1 May 1880, like the suburb itself, was named after William Burnley, a local land purchaser and, between 1853–1856, was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the district of North Bourke.^[5][6]

In August 1943, as part of the Ashworth Improvement Plan, a flyover was constructed to the east of the station, to allow Glen Waverley line services to cross over the Hawthorn-bound line.^[7]

In 1963, the Madden Grove level crossing, located nearby in the down direction on the Glen Waverley line, was provided, replacing an earlier level crossing.^[8] In 1966, the signal box was rebuilt, the Burnley Street level crossing was grade-separated and the line towards Richmond expanded to quadruple track. In 1972, the third track to Hawthorn was commissioned.^[9] On 24 October 1997, the stabling facility was provided, as part of the closure and replacement of Jolimont Yard.^[10] As part of this facility, a crossover was provided at the up end of the level crossing.^[4]

On 19 December 2008, Burnley was upgraded to a premium station.^[4][11] On 30 November 2017, the signal box was abolished, with control transferred to Metrol.^[12]

Platforms, facilities and services

Burnley has two island platforms. The southern island platform (Platforms 1 and 2) includes a large building, which includes a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets. On weekdays, the majority of services to Lilydale and Belgrave don't stop at Burnley, as these operate express to other stations. Most services from Burnley usually only operate as far as Blackburn or Ringwood.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line services.^{[13][14][15][16]}

Platform 1:

•  Lilydale line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Alamein line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Glen Waverley line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Lilydale line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Alamein line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 3:

•  Lilydale line  off-peak and weekend all stations services to Lilydale; all stations services to Blackburn
•  Belgrave line  off-peak and weekend all stations services to Belgrave; all stations services to Blackburn
•  Glen Waverley line  weekday peak-hour all stations services to Glen Waverley

Platform 4:

•  Alamein line  weekday all stations services to Alamein
•  Lilydale line  all stations services to Blackburn
•  Belgrave line  all stations services to Blackburn
•  Glen Waverley line  off-peak all stations services to Glen Waverley

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burnley station:

• : Docklands (Waterfront City) – Wattle Park^[17]

Notes

References

External links

Media related to Burnley railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au