Broadmeadows railway station, Melbourne

Broadmeadows
PTV commuter and regional, and NSW TrainLink
inter-city rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, April 2023
General information
LocationPascoe Vale Road,
Broadmeadows, Victoria
City of Hume
Australia
Coordinates37°40′58″S 144°55′11″E / 37.6829°S 144.9197°E / -37.6829; 144.9197
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)North East
Distance16.80 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 side
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking151 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBMS
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 February 1873; 151 years ago (1873-02-01)
Rebuilt16 March 1990
ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006727,413[1]
2006–2007828,840[1] Increase 13.94%
2007–2008802,034[1] Decrease 3.23%
2008–2009682,694[2] Decrease 14.88%
2009–2010716,054[2] Increase 4.88%
2010–2011684,283[2] Decrease 4.43%
2011–2012733,841[2] Increase 7.24%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014779,094[2] Increase 6.16%
2014–2015791,681[1] Increase 1.61%
2015–2016918,790[2] Increase 16.05%
2016–2017937,078[2] Increase 1.99%
2017–2018948,979[2] Increase 1.27%
2018–2019953,371[2] Increase 0.46%
2019–2020810,850[2] Decrease 14.94%
2020–2021395,750[2] Decrease 51.19%
2021–2022447,650[3] Increase 13.11%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Jacana
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Coolaroo
towards Craigieburn
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Southern Cross
Terminus
 Albury line Seymour
towards Albury
North Melbourne
towards Southern Cross
 Seymour line
Weekday peak only
 Craigieburn
towards Seymour
Essendon
towards Southern Cross
Southern Cross
Terminus
 Seymour line
Southern Cross
One-way operation
 Shepparton line
1 weekday early morning service
 Craigieburn
towards Shepparton
North Melbourne
2 weekday services
towards Southern Cross
 Shepparton line Donnybrook
towards Shepparton
Southern Cross
Terminus
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Melbourne
Terminus
 NSW TrainLink Southern Line
Melbourne XPT
 Seymour
towards Sydney
Track layout
Legend
to Jacana
to Albion–Jacana line
3
1
2
to Coolaroo
Broad gauge, electrified
Broad gauge, non-electrified
Standard gauge, non-electrified
This diagram:

Broadmeadows railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows, and opened on 1 February 1873.[4]

The Melbourne–Sydney standard gauge line runs to the east of the station, and south of the station, towards Flinders Street, the Albion–Jacana freight line branches westward from the main line, providing an alternative route into Melbourne to the suburban lines via Essendon.

Train stabling facilities are located to the north of the station.

  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. ^ "Broadmeadows". vicsig.net. Retrieved 11 February 2023.