BALACLAVA RAILWAY STATION, MELBOURNE

'Balaclava' is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Balaclava, on the Sandringham railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 1.
Balaclava is classed as a Host Station.

Contents

Location

Facilities

History

Location

The station is located above the Carlisle Street rail overpass. Underneath the station are tram routes 3 and 16.

Facilities

The station consists of two elevated side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large pebblemix building while platform 2 contains a small pebblemix building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.
Both platforms can be accessed via Carlisle Street.

History

Balaclava station originally opened on Monday, 19th December 1859.