Burnley railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Burnley


CODE=BLY
DISTANCE=4.1 km
LINES=
Alamein,
Belgrave,
Glen Waverley,
Lilydale
PLATFORMS=4
TRACKS=4
STATUS=Host Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19906 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19906#lineInformation Link]

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=-37.827455,145.006624&spn=0.012559,0.019956 Link]
ZONE=1

Burnley is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Burnley on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Alamein railway lines. It is in Metcard Zone 1 and is the junction for the Glen Waverley line.

Burnley is classed as a Host Station, but will be upgraded to a Premium Station as part of the Victorian Government's Transport and Liveability statement released in May 2006. The station has used in a number of advertisements for Connex Melbourne including the "Don't Hold Others Back" campaign.

Facilities

The station is located at the eastern end of the Burnley Street road overpass and next to Madden Grove, with station access from Madden Grove and Swan Street via the station's underpass.

The station consists of four platforms, all four in an island format. Platforms 1 & 2 has a large brick building, and serves passengers travelling towards the city, while platforms 3 & 4 has a small weatherboard building and serves the lines heading out towards Alamein, Glen Waverley, Belgrave and Lilydale. Burnley is the junction for the Glen Waverley line.

Large Metcard machines are located at the entrances to platforms 1 & 2 and platforms 3 & 4, which are able to dispense most ticketing options available, and accept notes, coins and electronic swipe card payment from a savings or cheque account. In addition, an office between platforms 1 and 2 is manned on weekday mornings.

Stabling facilities are located at the down end of the station, adjacent to the Glen Waverley line, while an additional little used siding is located at the city end. A signal box is also at the city end.

A second subway is located beneath the tracks at the east end of the platforms, which level's with Stawell Street. This subway merely offers a thoroughfare beneath the tracks and does not actually connect to the station.

Tram route 70 is a short walk from the station

History

Burnley station opened on May 1 1880 as "Burnley Street". It was later renamed to "Burnley" in 1882.

The flyover at the down end was completed in August 1943, as part of the Ashworth Improvement Plan It permits down Glen Waverley line trains to cross those headed towards Hawthorn.cite book | author = S.E. Doorman and R.G. Henderson | title = Electric Railways of Victoria | publisher = Australian Electric Traction Society | page = p.33| year = 1979 | isbn = 0 909459 06 1 ]

In 1966 the signal box was rebuilt, the Burnley Street level crossing was grade separated, and the line towards Richmond upgraded to four tracks. The third line to Hawthorn was commissioned in 1972. [cite web
url=http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&interlocking=Burnley
title=Burnley
work=VICSIG - Infrastructure
publisher=www.vicsig.net
accessdate=2008-07-20] The stabling facilities were provided in 1997, as part of the closure and replacement of Jolimont Yard. [Public Transport Corporation signalling diagram cite web
url=http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/My_Web_pages/VR/Metropolitan/65'97.htm
title=Burnley Stabling Sidings: 65/97
publisher=www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com
accessdate=2008-07-20]

References

VictorianStations
VICORMELB = Melbourne
Previous1=East Richmond
Previous2=East Richmond
Here=Burnley
Line1=Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
Next1=Hawthorn
Line2=Glen Waverley line
Next2=Heyington