Wendouree railway station
Wendouree | |||||||||||||||
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 Station front in March 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Gillies Street North, Wendouree | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°32′30″S 143°49′48″E / 37.54167°S 143.83000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Serviceton | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 123.13 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | 200 bays | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | WED | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 12 June 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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Wendouree railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Ballarat suburb of Wendouree opening on 12 June 2009.[1]
History
There was a railway station at Wendouree until the early 1980s. It was sited just west of the Forest street level crossing, 750 metres east of the present station.[2]
At Gillies Street, near the site of the current station stood a 19th-century signal box, for the Ballarat Cattle Yards junction. After falling into disrepair the Public Transport Corporation was approached by Kim Lynden, who later successfully tendered to move the building to Blampied to become a bed and breakfast in 1998.[3]
Current Station
In September 2006 the State Government announced a new station would be built to relieve congestion at Ballarat station, following a passenger boom after the completion of the Regional Fast Rail project.[4]
The station was due for completion in 2008.[5] The name was the subject of a competition which closed in April 2007.[6] Construction work started in May 2008.[7][8]
The cost of the station and associated works was initially projected to be $11 million, but eventually cost $18.7 million.[9]
The station was opened by Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky on 11 June 2009, with services commencing on 14 June 2009.[10]
Platforms & services
Wendouree has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line services.[11][12]
Platform 1:
- Ballarat line: V/Line services to & from Southern Cross
- Ararat line: V/Line services to Ararat & Southern Cross
References
- ^ Wendouree Vicsig
- ^ Old Wendouree Vicsig
- ^ "Sweet slumber signals change". Ballarat Courier. 16 November 1998. p. 9.
- ^ Ballarat to Get a Second Train Station Premier of Victoria 8 September 2006
- ^ "Train station runs late". Ballarat Courier. 3 June 2008.
- ^ Ballarat Station Naming Competition Closes Soon Minister for Public Transport 11 April 2007
- ^ "Wendouree train station contract set, work started". Ballarat Courier. 20 May 2008.
- ^ Major Milestones for New Wendouree Station Premier of Victoria 19 May 2008
- ^ RAIL SERVICE UPGRADE: Costs increase more than $7m, 8 November 2008, retrieved 8 September 2014
- ^ Ballarat's new train station to officially open ABC News 12 June 2009
- ^ Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Ararat - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria