Ballarat railway station

Ballarat
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view from the Lydiard Street level crossing, December 2011
General information
LocationLydiard Street North,
Ballarat Central, Victoria 3350
City of Ballarat
Australia
Coordinates37°33′31″S 143°51′34″E / 37.5587°S 143.8594°E / -37.5587; 143.8594
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)
Distance118.80 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Connections
  • Regional bus Bus
  • Regional coach Coach
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeBAL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 8
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened11 April 1862; 162 years ago (1862-04-11)
Previous namesBallarat West (1862-1865)
Passengers
2013–2014528,334[1]
2014–2015558,837[1]Increase 5.77%
2015–2016586,859[1]Increase 5.01%
2016–2017604,115[1]Increase 2.94%
2017–2018Not measured[1]
2018–2019624,050[1]Increase 3.29%
2019–2020459,700[1]Decrease 26.33%
2020–2021179,500[1]Decrease 60.95%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Ballan Ballarat line Wendouree
Terminus
Ararat line Wendouree
towards Ararat
Terminus Ararat line
One daily shuttle service
Wendouree
One-way operation
Maryborough line Creswick
towards Maryborough
Ballan Maryborough line
One daily service
Creswick
One-way operation
Former service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Geelong–Ballarat line   Warrenheip
Location
Ballarat is located in Victoria
Ballarat
Ballarat
Location within Victoria

Ballarat railway station is a regional railway station located on the Ararat line. It serves the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 11 April 1862 as Ballarat West. It was renamed Ballarat in 1865.[2]

The extensive building complex is of architectural and historical significance to Ballarat[according to whom?], and most of its original 19th-century features are intact. They include signal boxes, goods sheds and the largest surviving interlocked mechanical swing gates in Victoria, at Lydiard Street.[note 1] It has a 19th-century arched roof spanning three tracks,[note 2][3] and the complex is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4]

Disused stations Ballarat East, Warrenheip, Bungaree and Gordon are located between Ballarat and Ballan.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  2. ^ "Ballarat". vicsig.net. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "St Kilda Railway Station & Metropol Apartments". St Kilda Historical Society.
  4. ^ "Ballarat Railway Complex". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 11 October 2019.


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