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
ConnectionsList of Melbourne tram routes 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; 164 years ago (1859-12-19)
Rebuilt1981
10 October 2014
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006794,072[1]
2006–2007893,591[1]Increase 12.53%
2007–2008981,598[1]Increase 9.84%
2008–20091,098,892[2]Increase 11.94%
2009–20101,151,160[2]Increase 4.75%
2010–20111,163,197[2]Increase 1.04%
2011–20121,046,436[2]Decrease 10.03%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,106,583[2]Increase 5.74%
2014–20151,098,253[1]Decrease 0.75%
2015–20161,212,350[2]Increase 10.38%
2016–20171,271,058[2]Increase 4.84%
2017–20181,309,198[2]Increase 3%
2018–20191,114,565[2]Decrease 14.86%
2019–2020923,000[2]Decrease 17.18%
2020–2021416,700[2]Decrease 54.85%
2021–2022468,900[3]Increase 12.52%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne 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 staffed 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.[4]

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

  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. ^ "Balaclava". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.