Burnley
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 3 in May 2014
General information
LocationBurnley Street,
Burnley, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°49′39″S 145°00′24″E / 37.82743°S 145.00657°E / -37.82743; 145.00657
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance5.33 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsMelbourne tram route 70 Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBLY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1880; 143 years ago (1880-05-01)
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBurnley Street (1880–1882)
Passengers
2005–2006660,765[1]
2006–2007716,396[1] Increase 8.41%
2007–2008790,319[1] Increase 10.31%
2008–2009835,919[2] Increase 5.76%
2009–2010872,310[2] Increase 4.35%
2010–2011927,393[2] Increase 6.31%
2011–2012841,847[2] Decrease 9.22%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014722,791[2] Decrease 14.14%
2014–2015712,753[1] Decrease 1.38%
2015–2016732,967[2] Increase 2.83%
2016–2017791,201[2] Increase 7.94%
2017–2018784,937[2] Decrease 0.79%
2018–2019865,300[2] Increase 10.24%
2019–2020633,700[2] Decrease 26.76%
2020–2021303,500[2] Decrease 52.1%
2021–2022455,750[3] Increase 50.16%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne 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

Opening on 1 May 1880, Burnley station, 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]

Platforms 1 and 2:

Platform 3:

Platform 4:

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burnley station:

Notes

  1. ^ weekday peaks only

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c "Burnley". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Burnley". Victorian Places. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 33. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ^ "Burnley Interlocking Information". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. March 1998. pp. 26–27.
  11. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 2009. p. 69.
  12. ^ "Burnley Signal Box (BLY)". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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