Bayswater railway station, Melbourne
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Bayswater is a railway station in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, located in the suburb of Bayswater
, on the Belgrave railway line. Bayswater is classed as a Premium Station
and is in Metcard
Zone 2.
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format
, with a large fibro
building in the centre. The building houses an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets. A large Metcard
ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, with additional coin-only Metcard and myki
ticket vending machines also located inside the waiting area. An underpass is located at the Belgrave
end of the station.
stations. It was once the destination of goods trains conveying cement, the last train running on 24 June 1987 when the traffic was relocated to Lyndhurst station, near Dandenong
. Bayswater was upgraded to a Premium Station in 2001.
The train maintenance and stabling facilities opened in 1998 and was completed by 1999, and replaced the facilities at Jolimont Yard
. The buildings were approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, under carriage and overhead work. The facility cost $15 million, which also included the Westall facility.
Platform 2:
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located in the suburb of Bayswater
Bayswater, Victoria
Bayswater is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Bayswater had a population of 10,738.-History:...
, on the Belgrave railway line. Bayswater is classed as a Premium Station
Premium station
A premium station is a category of railway station on Melbourne's Metro Rail Network which is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. In terms of station standards, a premium station is a high standard station which sits above the medium standard host stations and the low standard unmanned...
and is in Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
Zone 2.
Facilities
Bayswater is located at the southern end of the Mountain Highway level crossing, and between Station Street and the United Group Rail train maintenance facility, with station access from Station Street.The station consists of two platforms, in an island format
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, with a large fibro
Fibro
Fibro, the shortened form of "Fibrous Cement" - or "Fibrous Asbestos Cement", FAC, is a building material made of compressed fibres cemented into rigid sheets....
building in the centre. The building houses an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets. A large Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, with additional coin-only Metcard and myki
Myki
myki is the contactless smartcard ticketing system being introduced on public transport in Victoria, Australia. myki is designed to replace a number of ticket systems in Victoria, primarily the Metcard and V/Line ticketing systems...
ticket vending machines also located inside the waiting area. An underpass is located at the Belgrave
Belgrave railway station, Melbourne
Belgrave is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Belgrave, on the Belgrave railway line. Belgrave is classed a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2. It is the terminus for the Belgrave line.-Facilities:...
end of the station.
History
Bayswater station opened on 4 December 1889. The current island platform opened in 1982, as part of the duplication of the line between Bayswater and RingwoodRingwood railway station
Ringwood is a closed railway station in the county of Hampshire which served the town of Ringwood. It lay on the former Southampton and Dorchester Railway, the original main line from Brockenhurst to Dorchester...
stations. It was once the destination of goods trains conveying cement, the last train running on 24 June 1987 when the traffic was relocated to Lyndhurst station, near Dandenong
Dandenong, Victoria
Dandenong is a suburb and major urban centre in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Situated on Dandenong Creek and mostly flat land at the foothills of Mount Dandenong, it is the main administrative centre for the City of...
. Bayswater was upgraded to a Premium Station in 2001.
The train maintenance and stabling facilities opened in 1998 and was completed by 1999, and replaced the facilities at Jolimont Yard
Jolimont Yard
Jolimont Yard was an array of railway lines and carriage sidings on the edge of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. Located between Flinders Street Station, Richmond Junction, the Yarra River and Flinders Street they were often criticised for cutting off the city from the river,...
. The buildings were approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, under carriage and overhead work. The facility cost $15 million, which also included the Westall facility.
Platforms
Platform 1:- Belgrave line - all stations and limited stops services to Ringwood and Flinders StreetFlinders Street StationFlinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...
.
Platform 2:
- Belgrave line - all stations services to Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.