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Ballarat

Ballarat Railway Station 2011 001.JPG
Eastbound view in December 2011

Location Lydard Street North, Ballarat
Coordinates
37°33′31″S 143°51′34″E / 37.5587°S 143.8594°E / -37.5587; 143.8594Coordinates: 37°33′31″S 143°51′34″E / 37.5587°S 143.8594°E / -37.5587; 143.8594
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Serviceton
Distance 118.80 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code BAL
Fare zone
Myki zone 8
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 11 April 1862
Services




























Preceding station
  
V/Line
  
 Following station

Ballan

towards Southern Cross

 Serviceton line
Wendouree

Terminus

Serviceton line
(Ararat line)
Wendouree

towards Ararat

Serviceton line
(Mildura line)
Creswick

towards Maryborough


Ballarat railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Ballarat opening on 11 April 1862.[1]


The extensive building complex is of major architectural and historical significance to Ballarat with most of its original 19th-century features intact. Preserved historic features include the largest surviving interlocking mechanical swing gates in Victoria at Lydiard Street, signal boxes and goods sheds and it is one of only three stations in Victoria to have had a 19th-century train shed (along with Geelong and St Kilda).[2]


Disused stations Ballarat East, Warrenheip, Bungaree and Gordon are located between Ballarat and Ballan.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Age of Greatness


    • 1.2 Preservation


    • 1.3 Second boom




  • 2 Platforms & services


  • 3 Transport links


  • 4 Trails


  • 5 References


  • 6 Further reading


  • 7 External links





History




Ballarat Railway Station platform two in 2017.




Station front in December 2011


Construction on Ballarat West Railway Station began in 1862 with the original buildings constructed at a cost of almost 22,000 pounds with the original railway line to Melbourne going via Geelong to service the booming Ballarat goldfields.


A bluestone engine shed was built to the south and the goods shed to the north were added in 1863.[3] In 1877 the footbridge and waiting rooms on the south side were added,.[3] In 1885, hand operated railway gates were added at Lydiard Street, along with the "B" signal box used to operate it on the western side.



Age of Greatness


Following the opening of the direct line from Ballarat to Melbourne in December 1889, the increase in patronage led to plans to upgrade the station. A grand portico, stationmaster's office and clocktower were designed in 1888 and added in 1891, although no clock was installed in the tower. With the amalgamation of the Ballarat East and West Town Councils in 1921 to form the City of Ballarat, and the closure of Ballarat East station, the station gradually dropped the name West Ballarat.



Preservation


On 13 December 1981 fire badly damaged the interiors of the 1888 section including the station-master's office, waiting room, booking office, dining room and clock tower.[4] All of these areas were later repaired and retained. Many of the original features were restored however some interiors including the booking office were subsequently modernised.


In 1983, the Public Transport Corporation proposed to demolish the level crossing gates at Lydiard Street.[5] The City of Ballarat, National Trust and Historic Buildings Council responded with a campaign to save the gates. A clock was added to the tower in 1984.


In 1990, conservationists succeeded in their lobby to preserve the railway gates and an automated mechanical system was built to allow for the continued use of the historic gates. Additional restoration was carried out in 2005 with the roof replaced with quarried Welsh slate to match the original southern roof.[6]



Second boom




A2 986 locomotive at platform two


Following the 2006 Regional Fast Rail project and the introduction of V/Line VLocity trains as well as services to Ararat in 2005, passenger numbers at Ballarat station increased by as much as 40% a year.[7] The resulted in the call for a second station, with Wendouree opening in June 2009 to alleviate congestion primarily caused by park and ride commuters from Ballarat's outer western suburbs. The station saw a further increase in trains following the resumption of services to Maryborough.



Platforms & services




Eastbound view from Platform 1 in December 2007


Ballarat has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough line services.[8][9][10] All Services Use Platform 1 On Weekends to and From Melbourne Southern cross On Weekdays These Following Services use Platform 2 towards Wendouree 0642 1542 1745 1802 1852 and 0742 and 0913 terminated ballarat services


Platform 1:




  • Ballarat line: V/Line services to Wendouree & Southern Cross


  • Ararat line: V/Line services to Ararat & Southern Cross


  • Maryborough line: V/Line services to Maryborough & Southern Cross


Platform 2:




  • Ballarat line: V/Line services to Wendouree


  • Ararat line: V/Line services to Ararat


  • Maryborough line: V/Line services to Maryborough


Coach Bay 3


Ballarat Airport Shuttle to Melbourne Airport & Creswick


Coach Bay 4


Ballarat To Geelong Via Bannockburn & Warrenheip


Coach Bay 5



Coach Bay 6


Ballarat to Bendigo Via Daylesford


Ballarat to Bendigo Via Maryborough



Transport links


V/Line also operate road coach services from Ballarat station to:




  • Bendigo via Maryborough & Castlemaine: Operated by Christians Bus Co/ Trotters Coaches.[11]


  • Halls Gap & the Grampians National Park via Ararat & Stawell[12][13]


  • Horsham, Dimboola, Nhill & Adelaide Operated by Firefly Express.[14]


  • Geelong Operated by Gold Bus Ballarat/ Christians Bus Co.[15]


  • Hamilton & Mount Gambier Operated by Trotters Coaches[16]


  • Ouyen, Donald and Mildura Operated by Gold Bus Ballarat/ Suraysia Buslink.[17]


Most of the town's bus services also stop outside the Station on Lydiard St, including:
Routes 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,16(express to Wendouree, connects with terminating train) & 18.



Trails


The station is the official starting point of two multiuse trails:




  • Wallaby Track, part of the Great Dividing Trail, goes to Daylesford and Buninyong.


  • Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail goes to Skipton.



References





  1. ^ Ballarat Vicsig


  2. ^ "St Kilda Railway Station & Metropol Apartments". St Kilda Historical Society..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ ab "Ballarat Australia History – Rail Heritage".


  4. ^ Ballarat Railway Station relives glory days in gallery Ballarat Courier 19 October 2011


  5. ^ The Lydiard St. Railway Gates Ballarat - the Drama of Their Preservation Martin, Ray; Hood, Graeme


  6. ^ Commemorative Plaque in station hall


  7. ^ "Media releases". Vline.com.au. Retrieved 19 May 2012.


  8. ^ Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria


  9. ^ Ararat - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria


  10. ^ Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria


  11. ^ Ballarat - Bendigo Public Transport Victoria


  12. ^ Ballarat - Stawell Public Transport Victoria


  13. ^ Halls Gap - Bendigo Public Transport Victoria


  14. ^ Adelaide - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria


  15. ^ Geelong - Bendigo Public Transport Victoria


  16. ^ Mount Gambier - Ballarat Public Transport Victoria


  17. ^ Ouyen - Ballarat Public Transport Victoria




Further reading



  • Martin, RL; Ford, RJ; Albazzaz, AJ (5–7 October 1992). The Ballarat Railway Station & Yards. Engineers Australia. ISBN 0-85825-567-7.


External links




  • Media related to Ballarat railway station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Rail Geelong gallery

  • Victorian Railway Stations gallery


  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au




















Preceding station
Disused railways
 Following station

Warrenheip
  
Geelong-Ballarat line
  
 Junction
 
List of closed railway stations in Victoria
  








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