Bairnsdale railway station

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Bairnsdale
PTV regional rail station
Bairnsdale railway station.jpg
Station front and entrance in September 2017
General information
LocationMacleod Street,
Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875
Shire of East Gippsland
Australia
Coordinates 37°49′44″S147°37′39″E / 37.8289°S 147.6275°E / -37.8289; 147.6275
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Gippsland
Distance274.85 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks3
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Victoria coach logo.svg Coach
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeBDE
Fare zone Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888;135 years ago (1888-05-08)
ClosedAugust 1993
Rebuilt3 May 2004
Services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Stratford
towards Southern Cross
Gippsland line Terminus
Former service
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Line open  Orbost line   Nicholson
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Bairnsdale
Location within Victoria

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]

Contents

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

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

Bairnsdale station is 14 metres (46 ft) above sea level, and 275 kilometres (171 mi) from Melbourne. [5]

Platforms and services

Bairnsdale has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Bairnsdale line services. [6]

Platform 1:

V/Line operates road coach services via Bairnsdale station to:

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References

  1. ↑ Bairnsdale Vicsig
  2. ↑ East Gippsland Shire Council (2007). "East Gippsland Rail Trail". James Yeates Printing & Design.
  3. 1 2 "VR History". www.victorianrailways.net. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Public welcomes trains back on track". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 3 May 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ↑ VR Public timetable 1960, pg20
  6. ↑ Bairnsdale - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. ↑ Paynesville - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Marlo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Batemans Bay - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Canberra - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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