Bayswater railway station, Melbourne

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Bayswater
PTV commuter rail station
Bayswater Railway Station.jpg
Northbound view in July 2017
LocationStation Street,
Bayswater, Victoria 3153
City of Knox
Australia
Coordinates37°50′30″S 145°16′05″E / 37.8417°S 145.2681°E / -37.8417; 145.2681Coordinates: 37°50′30″S 145°16′05″E / 37.8417°S 145.2681°E / -37.8417; 145.2681
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Belgrave
Distance30.84 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking370
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeBAY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 December 1889
Closed15 October 2016
Rebuilt12 December 2016
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Heathmont
towards Flinders Street
 Belgrave line Boronia
towards Belgrave
Heathmont
towards Ringwood
 Belgrave line
Shuttle services
Track layout
Legend
to Heathmont
Dandenong Creek
1
to
Bayswater Train
Maintenance Depot
2
to Boronia

Bayswater railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Bayswater, and it opened on 4 December 1889.[1]

Duplication of the line between Bayswater and Lower Fern Tree Gully occurred in 1957.[1] Boom barriers were provided at the former Mountain Highway level crossing, which was located at the Up end of the station, in 1970.[1] The former station building was provided in 1977,[2] with the former above ground island platform opening on 19 December 1982, as part of the duplication of the line between Bayswater and Ringwood stations.[3] Boom barriers were provided at the former Scoresby Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the Down direction of the station, in the same year.[1]

It was once the destination for freight trains conveying cement, with the last train running on 24 June 1987, when the traffic was relocated to Lyndhurst station, near Dandenong.[4]

In 1998, a train maintenance centre and stabling facilities opened, as part of the replacement of Jolimont Yard. The buildings are approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, under carriage and overhead work.[5] It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 2001.

In November 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced plans to remove the level crossings on either side of the station, at Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road, via a grade separation.[6] In conjunction with removing the level crossings, a new Bayswater station was built below ground level.[7] Between October and December 2016, the level crossings were removed. In conjunction, the former above ground station closed on 15 October, when it was then demolished for the new station to be built. The station reopened to passengers on 12 December 2016.

Platforms and services[]

Bayswater has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Ventura Bus Lines operates eight routes via Bayswater station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  664 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Westfield Knox[9]
  •  745A : to Westfield Knox City[10]
  •  745B : to Boronia station[11]
  •  745C : to Wantirna Primary School[12]
  •  745D : to Wantirna Primary School[13]
  •  753 : to Glen Waverley station[14]
  •  755 : to Westfield Knox City[15]
  •  Night Bus   967 : Glen Waverley station – Croydon station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[16]

Gallery[]

  • Former ground level station entrance in April 2006, prior to its 2016 rebuild

  • Southbound view of the former ground level station in March 2007, prior to its 2016 rebuild

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Bayswater Vicsig
  2. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1977. p. 228.
  3. ^ VR History by Andrew Waugh
  4. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 280.
  5. ^ architectus. "Public Transport Corporation Train Maintenance Facility". www.architectus.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  6. ^ "Bayswater next in line to see level crossing removals". Urban Melbourne. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Bayswater". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "664 Chirnside Park - Knox City via Croydon & Bayswater". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "745a Knox City - Bayswater". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "745b Bayswater - Boronia Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "745c Bayswater - Wantirna Primary School". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "745d Bayswater - Wantirna Primary School via Mountain Highway". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "753 Glen Waverley - Bayswater via Wheelers Hill & Knoxfield & Boronia". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "755 Bayswater - Knox City via Basin & Boronia & Ferntree Gully". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "967 Night bus: Glen Waverley - Burwood Hwy - Bayswater (returns via Bayswater North - Ferntree Gully)". Public Transport Victoria.

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