Bayswater railway station, Melbourne
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PTV commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Station Street, Bayswater, Victoria 3153 City of Knox Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°50′30″S 145°16′05″E / 37.8417°S 145.2681°ECoordinates: 37°50′30″S 145°16′05″E / 37.8417°S 145.2681°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Belgrave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 30.84 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Below ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 370 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, Premium Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | BAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 4 December 1889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 15 October 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 12 December 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
- Belgrave line all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street and Ringwood
Platform 2:
- Belgrave line all stations services to Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave
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[]
- ^ a b c d Bayswater Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1977. p. 228.
- ^ VR History by Andrew Waugh
- ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 280.
- ^ architectus. "Public Transport Corporation Train Maintenance Facility". www.architectus.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "Bayswater next in line to see level crossing removals". Urban Melbourne. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Bayswater". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "664 Chirnside Park - Knox City via Croydon & Bayswater". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "745a Knox City - Bayswater". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "745b Bayswater - Boronia Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "745c Bayswater - Wantirna Primary School". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "745d Bayswater - Wantirna Primary School via Mountain Highway". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "753 Glen Waverley - Bayswater via Wheelers Hill & Knoxfield & Boronia". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "755 Bayswater - Knox City via Basin & Boronia & Ferntree Gully". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "967 Night bus: Glen Waverley - Burwood Hwy - Bayswater (returns via Bayswater North - Ferntree Gully)". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
- Media related to Bayswater railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Premium Melbourne railway stations
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889