Bayswater railway station, Melbourne

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

Bayswater
Looking north in July 2017.
LocationStation Street, Bayswater
Coordinates37°50′30″S 145°16′05″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Belgrave
Distance30.84 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking370
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeBAY
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 December 1889
Closed15 October 2016
Rebuilt12 December 2016
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Heathmont
towards Flinders Street
 Belgrave line Boronia
towards Belgrave

The island platform opened on 19 December 1982, as part of the duplication of the line between Bayswater and Ringwood stations.[2] However, the station building was provided in 1977.[3] 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] Bayswater was upgraded to a Premium station in 2001.

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]

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 will be built below ground.[7]

Between October and December 2016, the level crossings at either side of station at Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road were removed. In conjunction the old Bayswater station closed on 15 October, then it was demolished for the new Bayswater station to built below ground. The station reopened to passengers on 12 December 2016.

Platforms & services

Bayswater has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.[8] Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operate eight routes via Bayswater station.

  • Former station entrance in April 2006, prior to its 2016 rebuild
  • Bayswater Station in 2007, prior to its 2016 rebuild

References
  1. Bayswater Vicsig
  2. VR History by Andrew Waugh
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1977. p. 228.
  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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