Ballan railway station

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Ballan
PTV regional rail station
BallanTrainStation.JPG
Station building and entrance, December 2008
General information
LocationAtkinson Street,
Ballan, Victoria 3342
Shire of Moorabool
Australia
Coordinates 37°36′15″S144°13′31″E / 37.6041°S 144.2254°E / -37.6041; 144.2254
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Ballarat Ararat Maryborough
(Ararat)
Distance79.48 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Victoria coach logo.svg Coach
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeBLN
Fare zone Myki Zone 4
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 December 1886;137 years ago (1886-12-22)
Rebuilt31 January 2021
(Regional Rail Revival)
Passengers
2013–201484,936 [1]
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Bacchus Marsh
towards Southern Cross
Ballarat line Ballarat
towards Wendouree
Ararat line Ballarat
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
 Ballarat
One-way operation
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Ballan
Location within Victoria

Ballan railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Ballan, in Victoria, Australia. Ballan station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 22 December 1886, with the current station provided in 2021. [2] [3]

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History

Ballan station opened on 22 December 1886 as the terminus of a short line from Ballarat. [2] [3] On 4 December 1889, the line was extended to Bacchus Marsh, meaning that trains could then operate from Melbourne to Ballarat via Ballan. Before the line via Ballan and Bacchus Marsh was constructed, Ballarat was only indirectly linked to Melbourne via the Melbourne-Geelong and Geelong-Ballarat lines.

Being on a single track section, the station served as a crossing loop, with an interlocked signal box erected in 1890. In 1893, a turntable was added and, by 1908, the station had a four road yard, a passenger platform, a goods shed and goods platform.

By 1967, the turntable was removed. [2] [3] In early 1973, a dead-end siding at the up (Spencer Street) end of the station was abolished. [4] During 1987 and 1988, more tracks in the yard were abolished, leaving only the platform road and a loop remaining. [2] [3] In 1996, the loop was abolished and the signal box closed, meaning that Ballan was no longer available for the crossing of trains. [3]

In 2004, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, the track at the eastern end of the station was realigned in order to permit an increase in the maximum speeds of trains though the curve. In 2006, the station itself was refurbished, and included an upgrade to the waiting room, new toilets, resurfacing of the platform and new fencing and lighting. [5]

The Victorian State Government's Regional Rail Revival project in 2019 included an additional track and platform at Ballan, which delivered two side platforms, an accessible pedestrian overpass and improved parking. [6] [7] [8] By January 2021, most of these works were completed.

Closed stations Ingliston and Rowsley were located between Ballan and Bacchus Marsh. Between Ballan and Ballarat, closed stations include Gordon, Millbrook, Wallace, Bungaree, Warrenheip and Ballarat East.

Platforms and services

Ballan has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line services. [9] [10] [11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Bacchus Marsh Coaches operates two routes via Ballan station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

V/Line also operates a road coach via Ballan station to Melbourne and Ballarat.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ballan". vicsig.net. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ballan" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Way and Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.
  5. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2007. p. 24.
  6. ↑ Minister for Public Transport (1 March 2017). "$518 Million Ballarat Line Upgrade Released To Market". Premier of Victoria website. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ballarat Line Upgrade". Rail Projects Victoria. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ballan Station". Rail Projects Victoria. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  9. ↑ Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Ararat - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ Ballan - Hepburn via Daylesford Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Ballan - Mount Egerton via Gordon Public Transport Victoria
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