Beaufort railway station, Victoria

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Beaufort
PTV regional rail station
BeaufortTrainStation.JPG
Station building and entrance, December 2008
General information
LocationPratt Street,
Beaufort, Victoria 3373
Shire of Pyrenees
Australia
Coordinates 37°25′39″S143°22′55″E / 37.4276°S 143.3819°E / -37.4276; 143.3819
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Ararat (Serviceton)
Distance164.78 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsVictoria coach logo.svg Coach
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking19
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBET
Fare zone Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened11 August 1874;149 years ago (1874-08-11)
Closed27 May 1994
Rebuilt11 July 2004
Passengers
2013–20148,949 [1]
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Wendouree
towards Southern Cross
Ararat line Ararat
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Trawalla   Ararat line   Buangor
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Beaufort
Location within Victoria

Beaufort railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Beaufort, and it opened on 11 August 1874. [2]

Contents

History

Beaufort station opened on 11 August 1874, when the railway line from Ballarat opened. [2] It remained a terminus until 7 April 1875, when the line was extended to Ararat. [2] Like the town itself, the station was named after Sir Francis Beaufort, a hydrographer and rear admiral of the British Royal Navy. [3]

On 14 September 1988, it was disestablished as a staff station, [4] with the signal box, interlocking and signals abolished. The electric staff sections Trawalla - Beaufort and Beaufort - Buangor were also abolished, replaced with the electric staff section Trawalla - Buangor. [5] In May 1989, two loop lines that formed a rail yard were removed. [6]

In October 1993, station staff were withdrawn, with platform seats also removed in that month. [6] On 27 May 1994, the station closed when road coaches replaced services between Ballarat and Ararat. [6]

In 2000, the station building and signal box underwent a restoration, to make it more suitable for community use. [6] By August 2003, upgrades to reopen the station were complete. [6] On 11 July 2004, the station reopened when V/Line passenger services to Ararat resumed. [7]

In October 2014, the former station building was converted into a community arts centre, whilst the former goods shed is currently used as a steam-era museum. [8] [9]

Disused stations Burrumbeet and Trawalla are located between Beaufort and Wendouree, while disused station Buangor is located between Beaufort and Ararat.

Platforms and services

Beaufort has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Ararat line services. [10]

Platform 1:

V/Line operates a road coach service via Beaufort station:

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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 "Beaufort". vicsig.net. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Beaufort". Victorian Places. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "General News". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 334.
  5. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 345.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Chris Banger (April 2007). "Notes on the Ballarat - Ararat Rail Corridor". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society: 106–115.
  7. ↑ Ararat sleepers awake to new sound - the train The Age 10 July 2004
  8. ↑ "Then and Now...Beaufort". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2016. p. 60.
  9. ↑ Community use of vacant rail buildings - Beaufort VicTrack
  10. ↑ Ararat - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
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