Bayswater railway station, Melbourne

Bayswater
Northbound view from Platform 1, July 2017
General information
LocationStation Street,
Bayswater, Victoria 3153
City of Knox
Australia
Coordinates37°50′30″S 145°16′05″E / 37.8417°S 145.2681°E / -37.8417; 145.2681
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineBelgrave
Distance30.84 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking370
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBAY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 December 1889 (1889-12-04)
Rebuilt1977
12 December 2016 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedOctober 1925
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesMacauley (during construction)
Passengers
2005–2006367,793[1]
2006–2007401,323[1]  9.11%
2007–2008484,888[1]  20.82%
2008–2009492,183[2]  1.5%
2009–2010505,117[2]  2.62%
2010–2011537,507[2]  6.41%
2011–2012511,001[2]  4.93%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014496,818[2]  2.77%
2014–2015498,517[1]  0.34%
2015–2016520,716[2]  4.45%
2016–2017325,164[2]  37.55%
2017–2018492,729[2]  51.53%
2018–2019538,029[2]  9.19%
2019–2020417,400[2]  22.42%
2020–2021213,500[2]  48.85%
2021–2022263,750[3]  23.53%
2022–2023329,600[3]  24.96%
2023–2024385,400[3]  16.93%
2024–2025446,150[3]  15.76%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Heathmont
towards Flinders Street
 Belgrave line Boronia
towards Belgrave
Heathmont
towards Ringwood
 Belgrave line
Shuttle services
Track layout
to Heathmont
Dandenong Creek
1
to
Bayswater Train
Maintenance Depot
2
to Boronia
Location

Bayswater station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Bayswater in Victoria, Australia. Bayswater is a below ground premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 4 December 1889, with the current station provided in December 2016.[4]

History

Bayswater station opened on 4 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood was extended to Upper Ferntree Gully.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Bayswater House, a large property owned by bookmaker and publisher James John Miller.[5] The property itself was named after Miller's birthplace in London.[5] During construction, the station was known as Macaulay, which was the name of a nearby post office.[4][5]

In 1957, duplication of the line between Bayswater and Lower Fern Tree Gully occurred.[4]

In 1970, boom barriers were provided at the former Mountain Highway level crossing, which was located in the up direction of the station.[6] In 1977, the former ground-level station building was provided.[4][7]

On 19 December 1982, the former ground-level island platform was provided, as part of the duplication of the line between Bayswater and Ringwood.[8] In that year, boom barriers were provided at the nearby Scoresby Road level crossing, in the down direction from the station.[4]

Bayswater was once the destination for freight services conveying cement, with the last train operating on 24 June 1987, after which the traffic was relocated to Lyndhurst, near Dandenong.[9]

In April 1998, a train maintenance centre and stabling facilities opened adjacent to the station, as part of the replacement of the Jolimont Yard.[10] The buildings are approximately 2,850 m2 in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, and under-carriage and overhead work.[11] In that year, a signal panel at the station was abolished and moved to Ringwood.[10] In 2001, Bayswater was upgraded to a premium station.

In 2016 as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, level crossings were removed from either side of the station, at Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road,[12] and in conjunction with the grade separation, a new station was built below ground level.[13] The ground level station was closed on 15 October 2016 and subsequently demolished; on 12 December 2016, the new station opened to passengers.

Platforms and services

Bayswater has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[14]

Bayswater platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1  Belgrave line  Ringwood, Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services
2  Belgrave line  Upper Ferntree Gully, Belgrave All stations and limited express services

Ventura Bus Lines operates eight routes via Bayswater station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  664 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Westfield Knox[15]
  •  745B : to Boronia station[16]
  •  745C : to Wantirna Primary School[17]
  •  745D : to Wantirna Primary School[18]
  •  753 : to Glen Waverley station[19]
  •  755 : to Westfield Knox[20]
  • Night Bus  967 : Glen Waverley station – Croydon station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[21]
  • Former ground-level station entrance, April 2006, prior to the 2016 rebuild.
  • Southbound view of the former ground-level station, March 2007. The train maintenance depot is in the background.
  • Platform 1 signage, November 2022. The train maintenance depot is in the background.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b c d Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Transport Victoria
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Bayswater". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Bayswater". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ Sinnatt, John (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1977. p. 228.
  8. ^ Waugh, Andrew. "SRS Showday Tour Notes Box Hill – Lilydale & Belgrave 3 November 1998" (PDF). VR History. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 280.
  10. ^ a b "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. July 1998. pp. 58–66.
  11. ^ architectus. "Public Transport Corporation Train Maintenance Facility". www.architectus.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  12. ^ "Bayswater next in line to see level crossing removals". Urban Melbourne. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Bayswater". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "664 Chirnside Park - Knox City via Croydon & Bayswater". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "745b Bayswater - Boronia Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "745c Bayswater - Wantirna Primary School". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "745d Bayswater - Wantirna Primary School via Mountain Highway". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "753 Glen Waverley - Bayswater via Wheelers Hill & Knoxfield & Boronia". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "755 Bayswater - Knox City via Basin & Boronia & Ferntree Gully". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "967 Glen Waverley Station – Croydon Station via Knox City". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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