Blackburn railway station, Melbourne

Blackburn is a railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines in Melbourne, Australia. It is located between Railway Road and South Parade in Blackburn, about west of Blackburn Road. The station is 17.4 kilometres by rail from Flinders Street Station. Blackburn is classed as a Premium Station, and is in Zone 2 of the myki system.FacilitiesBlackburn station has three platforms, numbered from south to north. Platforms 1 and 2 form an island platform, while platform 3 backs on to a carpark (with 120 spaces) to the north of the station. There was originally a goods siding where the carpark now stands.The island platform has a large brick building housing a waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 3 has a brick building of similar size. A large Metcard ticket vending machine was located at the entrance to platform 1 & 2, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine was located at the entrance to platform 3, as well as at the entrance to the island platform.Blackburn station is also an important bus interchange. Route 286 depart from Railway Road, and routes 703, 736 and 765 depart from South Parade.