Bacchus Marsh railway station

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Coordinates: 37°41′15″S 144°26′13″E / 37.6876°S 144.4369°E / -37.6876; 144.4369
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Bacchus Marsh
PTV regional rail station
Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in May 2008
General information
LocationStation Street,
Maddingley, Victoria 3338
Shire of Moorabool
Australia
Coordinates37°41′15″S 144°26′13″E / 37.6876°S 144.4369°E / -37.6876; 144.4369
Elevation105 metres (343 ft)[1]
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Serviceton
Distance50.86 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Staffed
Station codeBMH
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 February 1887; 137 years ago (1887-02-10)
Rebuilt2019
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Melton
towards Southern Cross
 Ballarat line Ballan
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Terminus
Ararat line Ballan
towards Ararat

Bacchus Marsh railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Bacchus Marsh, and it opened on 10 February 1887.[2]

A number of sidings once existed opposite the station and were used to stable trains. It also has an operational 70-foot long (21 m) turntable, that is mainly used for turning steam locomotives on special trains.

History

Bacchus Marsh opened as the temporary terminus of the line from Melbourne. On 4 December 1889, the line was extended to Ballan, which completed the direct Melbourne to Ballarat line.

The contract for the construction of the station building was awarded in 1889, for £1809/8/11. A 45 lever interlocking frame, in a signal box, was brought into use in 1890. By this time, the station had a main platform, with a dock platform at the eastern end, a main line and crossing loop, turntable, and a number of sidings. The station was originally provided with a 53-foot long (16 m) turntable. In 1957, it was replaced by a 70-foot unit.[3] s In the late 1940s, brown coal, mined at nearby Maddingley, began to be transported in large quantities by rail, with dedicated trains running between Bacchus Marsh and the APM Siding, in the Melbourne suburb of Fairfield. The coal was used to fire the boilers at the Australian Paper Manufacturers paper mill, with 400 tonnes of coal per day transferred in two trains per day. This traffic continued until the late 1970s, when the boilers were converted to natural gas firing.[4]

Control of trains on the single track was controlled with the Electric Staff system until 1967, when the Automatic and Track Control (ATC) system was provided. At the same time, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Parwan Road level crossing, located nearby in the Down direction,[2] and remote control of the signals at Bank Box Loop was provided, with the same being done to the track towards Parwan Loop in 1987. Also around 1987, a number of changes to the station layout occurred, including the removal of a number of points, signals and their relevant posts, and the sleeving of a number of levers.[5] Control of the signals at Rockbank were moved into the signal box in 1990.[3] In 1993, No. 3 road was abolished,[2] and in 1994, No. 3A road was abolished.[2]

As part of the Regional Fast Rail project in 2005, the control of signals was relocated to Ballarat,[6] and the platform was extended eastwards, in order to increase the speed of trains passing through the curve at the western end of the station. In addition, the curves over the Parwan Creek valley were realigned for higher speeds. In 2008, 160 additional car parks were opened at the station, for the use of rail commuters.[7]

At the 2016 Victorian State Budget, money was allocated for an additional platform and crossing loop, and to relocate the stabling facilities to nearby Rowsley.[8][9] This was part of the larger $518 million Regional Rail Revival project along the Ballarat line, which included the duplication of the line between Deer Park West and Melton and between Warrenheip and Ballarat East, additional crossing loops at Ballan (which included an extra platform) and Bungaree, and stabling facilities at Maddingley.[8][9] The works along the line were completed by February 2021, when new services were introduced.[10]

Demolished station Parwan was located between Bacchus Marsh and Melton, while demolished stations Rowsley and Ingliston were located between Bacchus Marsh and Ballan.

Platforms and services

Bacchus Marsh has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line services. In the peak hour periods, a number of services begin and terminate at the station.[11][12][13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Bacchus Marsh Coaches operates three routes via Bacchus Marsh station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  433 : Bacchus Marsh – Hillview Estate (Maddingley)[14]
  •  434 : to Telford Park (Darley)[15]
  •  435 : to Darley[16]

Gallery

  • Aerial view of the station in June 2021
    Aerial view of the station in June 2021
  • An N-class locomotive on Platform 1 in August 2022
    An N-class locomotive on Platform 1 in August 2022

References

  1. ^ VR (1960). Public timetable. p. 20.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bacchus Marsh". Vicsig.
  3. ^ a b Waugh, Andrew (May 2005). "Bacchus Marsh" (PDF). Victorian Station Histories.
  4. ^ Cauchi, S. (November 1994). "Closure of the Australian Paper Ltd siding at Fairfield". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 328–331.
  5. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 89.
  6. ^ "Bacchus Marsh Signal Box". Vicsig.
  7. ^ Minister for Public Transport (24 January 2008). "160 Extra Car Parking Spaces for Bacchus Marsh Parkways" (Press release). Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Labor Government Delivers Upgrade That Ballarat Line Needs". Minister for Public Transport. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Ballarat Line Upgrade". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
  10. ^ "New services delivered as Ballarat Line Upgrade completed". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Ballarat - Melbourne timetable". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "Ararat - Melbourne timetable". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "433 Bacchus Marsh - Hillview Estate via Bacchus Marsh Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "434 Bacchus Marsh Station - Telford Park via Bacchus Marsh". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "435 Bacchus Marsh Station - Darley via Bacchus Marsh". Public Transport Victoria.

External links & further reading

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