Burnley Railway Station, Melbourne

Burnley railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point for the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-eastern Melbourne suburb of the same name in Victoria, Australia, and opened on 1 May 1880.

Initially named Burnley Street, the station was given its current name on 1 September 1882. 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 is named after the former local landowner, William Burnley, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the district of North Bourke between 1853 and 1856.

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.

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. 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. On 24 October 1997, the stabling facility was provided, as part of the closure and replacement of Jolimont Yard. As part of this facility, a crossover was provided at the up end of the level crossing.

On 19 December 2008, Burnley was upgraded to a premium station. On 30 November 2017, the signal box was abolished, with train control transferred to Metrol.

Platforms, facilities and services

Burnley has two island platforms, connected by an accessible subway. The southern island platform (Platforms 1 and 2) includes a large building, which houses a customer service office, an enclosed waiting room, and toilets.

The station is served by Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line trains.

On weekdays, the majority of services on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines do not stop at Burnley, because they operate express to outer stations. Most services from Burnley only run as far as Blackburn or Ringwood.

Platform 1:
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 3:
* off-peak and weekend all stations services to Lilydale; all stations services to Blackburn
* off-peak and weekend all stations services to Belgrave; all stations services to Blackburn
* weekday peak-hour all stations services to Glen Waverley

Platform 4:
* weekday all stations services to Alamein
* all stations services to Blackburn
* all stations services to Blackburn
* off-peak all stations services to Glen Waverley

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Burnley station:
* : Waterfront City Docklands – Wattle Park

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Burnley station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* : Brighton Beach Station

Notes

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au

{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Alamein=y, Belgrave=y, Glen Waverley=y, Lilydale=y, state=collapsed

Premium Melbourne railway stations
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1880
Railway stations in the City of Yarra