Beaufort railway station, Victoria
Beaufort | |||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||
 Station front and entrance in December 2008 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Pratt Street, Beaufort, Victoria 3373 Shire of Pyrenees Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | 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]
History
Beaufort 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] In May 1989, two loop lines that formed a rail yard were removed.[4]
In October 1993, station staff were withdrawn, with platform seats also removed in that month.[4] On 27 May 1994, the station closed when road coaches replaced trains between Ballarat and Ararat.[4]
The station building and signal box underwent a restoration in 2000, to make it suitable for community use.[4] By August 2003, upgrades to reopen the station were complete.[4] On 11 July 2004, the station reopened when V/Line passenger services to Ararat resumed.[5]
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.[6][7]
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.[8]
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.
- ^ a b c d e Chris Banger (April 2007). "Notes on the Ballarat - Ararat Rail Corridor". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society: 106–115.
- ^ 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