Beaufort railway station, Victoria
Beaufort | |||||||||||||
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 Station front in December 2008 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Pratt Street, Beaufort 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | BET | ||||||||||||
| 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 opened on 11 August 1874, 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 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 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 Buangor is located between Beaufort and Ararat.
Platforms & services
Beaufort has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Ararat line services.[7]
Platform 1:
- Ararat line V/Line services to Ararat & Southern Cross
Coach Bay 1
Ballarat To Adelaide Via Stawell, Dimboola, Horsham, Ararat
References
- ^ 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