Owned by VicTrack Line(s) Sandringham Opened 19 December 1859 Status Premium station Station status Premium station | Operated by Metro Platforms 2 side Owner VicTrack Connection Tram Tracks 2 | |
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Location Carlisle Street, Balaclava Distance 9.09 kilometres from Southern Cross Address Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia Similar Ripponlea railway station, Windsor railway station - M, Elsternwick railway station, Richmond railway station - M, St Kilda Town Hall | ||
Balaclava railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Balaclava opening on 19 December 1859.
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It is an elevated station located above the Carlisle Street rail overpass. In 1981 the station buildings were reconstructed and was reconstructed again in 2013/14 as part of an upgrade to the station.
In 1996 two men found $200,000 in a drum buried beneath one of the platforms. They handed it into the police and the find was reported in the media. In the same week another man found a second drum under the platform containing a similar quantity of money, which he also turned into the police. As no one claimed the money, both men were granted ownership of the money they found, despite being considered trespassers on land owned by the Public Transport Corporation.
Upgrade
In June 2012 a $13.3 million upgrade involving widening the platforms, upgrades to stair and ramp access, signage, booking office facilities, waiting rooms, provision of new station canopies to improve weather protection, wheelchair shelters and toilets was announced. CCTV cameras were added as well as provision for future lifts. The upgrade was completed in October 2014 with the station becoming a Premium station.
Platforms & services
Balaclava has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains Sandringham line services travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Transport links
Yarra Trams operate two routes via Balaclava station: