Balaclava railway station, Melbourne

Balaclava
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, March 2024
General information
LocationCarlisle Street,
Balaclava, Victoria 3183
City of Port Phillip
Australia
Coordinates37°52′10″S 144°59′36″E / 37.8695°S 144.9934°E / -37.8695; 144.9934
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance9.09 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBCV
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1859 (1859-12-19)
Rebuilt1981
10 October 2014
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006794,072
2006–2007893,591 12.53%
2007–2008981,598 9.84%
2008–20091,098,892 11.94%
2009–20101,151,160 4.75%
2010–20111,163,197 1.04%
2011–20121,046,436 10.03%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20141,106,583 5.74%
2014–20151,098,253 0.75%
2015–20161,212,350 10.38%
2016–20171,271,058 4.84%
2017–20181,309,198 3%
2018–20191,114,565 14.86%
2019–2020923,000 17.18%
2020–2021416,700 54.85%
2021–2022468,900 12.52%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Windsor Sandringham line Ripponlea
towards Sandringham
Track layout
1
2

Balaclava railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Balaclava, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Balaclava station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms, with a customer service desk on platform 1. It opened on 19 December 1859, with the current station provided in 2014.

Balaclava is an elevated station, and is located above the Carlisle Street rail overpass.