Blackburn railway station, Melbourne

Blackburn
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 3, February 2013
General information
LocationRailway Road,
Blackburn, Victoria 3130
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′12″S 145°09′00″E / 37.8201°S 145.1500°E / -37.8201; 145.1500
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance18.67 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking112
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBBN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 December 1882 (1882-12-25)
Rebuilt5 October 1980
ElectrifiedJanuary 1923
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20061,014,262
2006–20071,109,553 9.39%
2007–20081,214,721 9.47%
2008–20091,122,865 7.56%
2009–20101,236,781 10.14%
2010–20111,219,206 1.42%
2011–20121,258,705 3.23%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20141,406,269 11.72%
2014–20151,301,918 7.42%
2015–20161,402,790 7.74%
2016–20171,326,409 5.44%
2017–20181,440,091 8.57%
2018–20191,484,400 3.07%
2019–20201,185,100 20.16%
2020–2021533,050 55.02%
2021–2022607,450 13.95%
2022–2023777,500 27.99%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Laburnum Lilydale line Nunawading
towards Belgrave or Lilydale
Belgrave line
Terminus
Belgrave line
Limited Express
Nunawading
towards Belgrave or Lilydale
Box Hill Belgrave line
Express
Track layout
1
3
2

Blackburn railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Blackburn, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Blackburn station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform connected by an accessible underground concourse. It opened on 25 December 1882, with the current station provided in 1980.