Beaufort railway station, Victoria
Beaufort | |||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||
 Station front and entrance in December 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Pratt Street, Beaufort, Victoria 3373 Shire of Pyrenees Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°25′39″S 143°22′55″E / 37.4276°S 143.3819°ECoordinates: 37°25′39″S 143°22′55″E / 37.4276°S 143.3819°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Serviceton | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 164.78 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | V/Line Road Coach | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, Unstaffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | BET | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 August 1874 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 27 May 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 11 July 2004 | ||||||||||||
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Beaufort railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Beaufort, and it opened on 11 August 1874.[1]
The station opened as the temporary terminus of the line from Ballarat. On 7 April 1875, the line was extended to Ararat.[1]
It was disestablished as a staff station on 14 September 1988,[2] with the signal box, interlocking and signals abolished. The electric staff sections Trawalla - Beaufort and Beaufort - Buangor were also abolished, replaced with the electric staff section Trawalla - Buangor.[3]
The station closed on 27 May 1994, but reopened on 11 July 2004, when V/Line passenger services to Ararat resumed.[4]
The former station building was converted into a community arts centre in October 2014, whilst the former goods shed is currently used as a steam-era museum.[5][6]
Disused stations Burrumbeet and Trawalla are located between Beaufort and Wendouree, while disused station Buangor is located between Beaufort and Ararat.
Platforms and services[]
Beaufort has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Ararat line services.[7]
Platform 1:
- Ararat line services to Ararat and Southern Cross
Transport Links[]
V/Line operates a road coach service via Beaufort station:
References[]
- ^ a b Beaufort Vicsig
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 334.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 345.
- ^ Ararat sleepers awake to new sound - the train The Age 10 July 2004
- ^ "Then and Now...Beaufort". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2016. p. 60.
- ^ Community use of vacant rail buildings - Beaufort VicTrack
- ^ Ararat - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
External links[]
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- When there were Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1874
- Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia)