Blackburn railway station, Melbourne

Blackburn
Westbound view from Platform 2, October 2025
General information
LocationRailway Road,
Blackburn, Victoria 3130
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′12″S 145°09′00″E / 37.8201°S 145.1500°E / -37.8201; 145.1500
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance18.67 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking112
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBBN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 December 1882 (1882-12-25)
Rebuilt5 October 1980
ElectrifiedJanuary 1923
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20061,014,262
2006–20071,109,553  9.39%
2007–20081,214,721  9.47%
2008–20091,122,865  7.56%
2009–20101,236,781  10.14%
2010–20111,219,206  1.42%
2011–20121,258,705  3.23%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20141,406,269  11.72%
2014–20151,301,918  7.42%
2015–20161,402,790  7.74%
2016–20171,326,409  5.44%
2017–20181,440,091  8.57%
2018–20191,484,400  3.07%
2019–20201,185,100  20.16%
2020–2021533,050  55.02%
2021–2022607,450  13.95%
2022–2023777,500  27.99%
2023–20241,230,050  58.21%
2024–20251,206,950  1.88%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Laburnum Lilydale line Nunawading
towards Belgrave or Lilydale
Belgrave line
Terminus
Express services
Box Hill Lilydale line
Weekdays only
Mitcham
towards Belgrave or Lilydale
Belgrave line
Weekdays only
Track layout
1
3
2
Location

Blackburn station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Blackburn, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Blackburn station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform connected by an accessible underground concourse. It opened on 25 December 1882, with the current station provided in 1980.