Balaclava railway station, Melbourne

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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 ground level premium 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.<ref name=vicsigbalaclava>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

History

Balaclava station opened on 19 December 1859, when the railway line from Windsor was extended to North Brighton.<ref name=vicsigbalaclava/> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the Battle of Balaclava, which occurred during the Crimean War in 1854.<ref name=vpbalaclava>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 3 December 1977, the station was damaged by fire.<ref name=vicsigbalaclava/> In 1981, the station buildings were rebuilt.<ref name=vicrail6283>Template:Cite book</ref>

In 1996, two men found $200,000 in a drum buried beneath one of the platforms.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They handed the money in to 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 in to the police. Because no one claimed it, the men were granted ownership of the money they found, despite being considered trespassers on land owned by the then Public Transport Corporation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In June 2012, a $13.3 million upgrade to the station was announced. It involved widening the platforms, improving stair and ramp access, signage, booking office facilities, waiting rooms, wheelchair shelters and toilets, and the provision of new station canopies to increase weather protection.<ref>A new look for Balaclava station St Kilda News 4 June 2012</ref> CCTV cameras were added, as well as provision for future lifts. In October 2014, construction works were completed, with Balaclava upgraded to a premium station.<ref>Balaclava Station Upgrade Project Template:Webarchive Public Transport Victoria</ref><ref>Balaclava Station Upgrade Template:Webarchive Public Transport Victoria</ref><ref>Premium experience coming soon to Balaclava station Premier of Victoria 24 September 2014</ref><ref>"Premium experience comes to refurbished Balaclava Station" Railway Digest November 2014 page 25</ref>

Following a 2019 commitment by the Federal Government, the station was due to receive an upgraded commuter car-park. However, this was scrapped by the same government in 2021.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Platforms and services

Balaclava has two side platforms. It is served by Sandringham line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform Line Destination Service Type
1 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street All stations
2 Template:RouteBox Sandringham All stations

After 29 April 2026

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Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street, Williamstown, Laverton, Werribee Flinders Street All stations
2 Template:RouteBox Sandringham All stations

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Balaclava station:

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