Summary
Bairnsdale railway station is the terminus of the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Bairnsdale, and it opened on 8 May 1888.[1]
Bairnsdale | |||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||
 Station entrance and building, September 2017 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Macleod Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875 Shire of East Gippsland Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′44″S 147°37′39″E / 37.8289°S 147.6275°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 274.85 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | BDE | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 1888 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | August 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 3 May 2004 | ||||||||||||
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  Bairnsdale Location within Victoria | |||||||||||||
Until 1987, the line continued to Orbost. This has been redeveloped as the East Gippsland Rail Trail, a shared bicycle, walking, and horse-riding track.[2]
History edit
The railway line opened to Bairnsdale in 1888, and from 1916, continued through to Orbost, until this section was closed in 1987. The passenger service to the town was named The Gippslander in 1954, but services were suspended beyond Sale in August 1993.[3]
Following the cessation of log trains in December 1995, the line between Sale and Bairnsdale was closed, until it was partially reopened for log trains in mid-1999. Following major infrastructure repairs, the passenger service was restored on 3 May 2004, as part of the Linking Victoria program.[3][4] Until mid-2009, a five-day-a-week freight train hauling logs from Bairnsdale to North Geelong Yard operated from a siding approximately 2.5 km west of the station.
Until their demolition, Hillside, Lindenow, Fernbank and Munro stations were located between Bairnsdale and Stratford stations.
Location edit
Bairnsdale station is 14 metres (46 ft) above sea level, and 275 kilometres (171 mi) from Melbourne.[5]
Platforms and services edit
Bairnsdale has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Bairnsdale line services.[6]
Platform 1:
- Gippsland line services to and from Southern Cross
Transport links edit
V/Line operates road coach services via Bairnsdale station to:
Gallery edit
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Station front and bus interchange in April 2011 -
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A view along platform 1 with an N set in the platform in April 2008 -
A view of the station building in April 2022
References edit
- ^ Bairnsdale Vicsig
- ^ East Gippsland Shire Council (2007). "East Gippsland Rail Trail". James Yeates Printing & Design.
- ^ a b "VR History". www.victorianrailways.net. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ "Public welcomes trains back on track". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 May 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ VR Public timetable 1960, pg20
- ^ Bairnsdale - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Paynesville - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Marlo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Batemans Bay - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Canberra - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links edit
Media related to Bairnsdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Victorian Railway Stations Gallery
- Melway map
