Wendouree railway station

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Wendouree
PTV regional rail station
VLocity 1286 Wendouree Station December 2021.jpg
Eastbound view from Platform 1, with a Southern Cross bound VLocity train departing, in December 2021
General information
LocationGillies Street North,
Wendouree, Victoria 3355
City of Ballarat
Australia
Coordinates 37°32′30″S143°49′48″E / 37.54167°S 143.83000°E / -37.54167; 143.83000 Coordinates: 37°32′30″S143°49′48″E / 37.54167°S 143.83000°E / -37.54167; 143.83000
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Ballarat Ararat
(Serviceton)
Distance123.13 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsVictoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking200 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeWED
Fare zone Myki Zone 8
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened12 June 2009;13 years ago (2009-06-12)
Passengers
2013–201485,508 [1]
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Ballarat
towards Southern Cross
Ballarat line Terminus
Ararat line Beaufort
towards Ararat
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Wendouree
Location within Victoria

Wendouree railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Ballarat suburb of Wendouree, and it opened on 12 June 2009. [2]

Contents

History

20th century

The original Wendouree station opened on 9 December 1901 as Ballarat Gardens, and was renamed Wendouree on 1 August 1905. [3] It was located just west of the Forest Street level crossing, 750 metres east of the present station, and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal for Country Passengers timetable. [4] Prior to its closure, the only regular train to stop at Wendouree was a Horsham service on Sundays. [4]

In 1992, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Gillies Street level crossing, located in the up direction of the present station. [5]

At Gillies Street, near the site of the current station, stood a 19th-century signal box, which controlled the Ballarat Cattle Yards junction. After falling into disrepair, the Public Transport Corporation was approached by Kim Lynden, who later successfully tendered to move the building to Blampied, becoming a bed and breakfast in 1998. [6]

21st century

On 8 September 2006, then Victorian Premier Steve Bracks announced a new station would be built to relieve congestion at Ballarat, following a passenger boom after the completion of the Regional Fast Rail project. [7] [8]

The station was the subject of a naming competition, which closed in April 2007. [9] In May 2008, construction work started, [10] [11] with the station originally due for completion in that year. [12]

On 11 June 2009, the station was opened by the former Minister for Public Transport Lynne Kosky, with services commencing on 14 June of that year. [13] The cost of the station and associated works was initially projected to be $11 million, but eventually costed $18.7 million. [14]

In 2019, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project, a second platform was built opposite Platform 1, with a footbridge, lifts, ramps and stairs connecting the platforms, as well as an upgrade to the station forecourt. [15] A refuge siding was also constructed, to allow trains to arrive into Platform 2,so that they don't block trains to Ararat on Platform 1. [2] [15]

Platforms and services

Wendouree has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line services. [16] [17]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Ballarat operates four routes via Wendouree station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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  2. 1 2 "Wendouree". vicsig.net. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wendouree [1st]". vicsig.net. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Attachment A: Other historical notes on the Ballarat - Ararat line". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. April 2007. p. 117.
  5. ↑ "Linton Junction". vicsig.net. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sweet slumber signals change". The Courier . 16 November 1998. p. 9.
  7. ↑ Ballarat to Get a Second Train Station Premier of Victoria 8 September 2006
  8. ↑ Chris Banger (April 2007). "Notes on the Ballarat - Ararat Rail Corridor". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society: 106–115.
  9. ↑ Ballarat Station Naming Competition Closes Soon Minister for Public Transport 11 April 2007
  10. ↑ "Wendouree train station contract set, work started". Ballarat Courier. 20 May 2008.
  11. ↑ Major Milestones for New Wendouree Station Premier of Victoria 19 May 2008
  12. ↑ "Train station runs late". Ballarat Courier. 3 June 2008.
  13. ↑ Ballarat's new train station to officially open ABC News 12 June 2009
  14. ↑ RAIL SERVICE UPGRADE: Costs increase more than $7m, 8 November 2008, retrieved 8 September 2014
  15. 1 2 "Wendouree Station". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  16. ↑ Ballarat – Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  17. ↑ Ararat – Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  18. ↑ 10 Ballarat Station - Alfredton via Wendouree Public Transport Victoria
  19. ↑ 11 Ballarat Station - Wendouree Station via Howitt St Public Transport Victoria
  20. ↑ 12 Ballarat Station - Wendouree Station via Forest St Public Transport Victoria
  21. ↑ 31 Wendouree Station - Miners Rest Public Transport Victoria
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