Ballan railway station

Ballan railway station is located on the Serviceton railway line, in Victoria, Australia, serving the town of Ballan. It opened on 22 December 1886, as the terminus of a short line from Ballarat. On 4 December 1889, the line was extended to Bacchus Marsh, meaning that trains could then run from Melbourne to Ballarat via Ballan.[1]

Ballan
Station front in December 2008
LocationAtkinson Street, Ballan
Australia
Coordinates37.6041°S 144.2254°E / -37.6041; 144.2254
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Serviceton
Distance79.48 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeBLN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 4
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 December 1886
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Bacchus Marsh
towards Southern Cross
 Ballarat line Ballarat
towards Wendouree
Ararat line Ballarat
towards Ararat

History

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 of track, 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.

In 1967, the turntable was removed. In early 1973, a dead-end siding at the Up (Southern Cross) end of the station was removed.[2] More tracks in the yard were removed during 1987 and 1988, leaving only the platform road and a loop remaining. In 1996, the loop was abolished and the signal box closed, meaning that Ballan was no longer available for crossing trains. 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.

The 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 & services

Ballan has two platforms. It is served by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line trains.[3][4][5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2

Ballarat line upgrade

The Victoria Government's Regional Rail Revival Ballarat Line Upgrade[6][7] includes an additional track and platform at Ballan, which will deliver two side platforms, an accessible pedestrian overpass and improved parking.[8]

References
  1. Ballan Vicsig
  2. "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.
  3. Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  4. Ararat - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  5. Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
  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.
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