Balaclava railway station, Melbourne

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Balaclava
Station information

Code	BCV
Distance from Flinders St	7.8 km
Lines	Sandringham
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Host station
Metlink profile	Link
Google map	Link
Metcard Zone	1

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

1 Facilities
2 History
3 References
4 External Link

[edit] Facilities

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

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.

[edit] History

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

[edit] References

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