Creswick railway station
Creswick | ||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||
 Southbound view from the station platform, showing the former station platform and building, June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lewers Street, Creswick, Victoria 3363 Shire of Hepburn Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°25′26″S 143°53′17″E / 37.4239°S 143.8880°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Maryborough (Mildura) | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 174.48 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | CWK | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 July 1874 | |||||||||||||||
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| 7 July 1874 | Opened | |||||||||||||||
| 12 September 1993 | Closed | |||||||||||||||
| 25 July 2010 | Reopened | |||||||||||||||
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Creswick railway station is a regional railway station on the Mildura line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Creswick, in Victoria, Australia. Creswick station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 7 July 1874, with the current station provided in 2010. It initially closed on 12 September 1993, then reopened on 25 July 2010.[1]
History
The station closed on 12 September 1993, after The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches. A new platform, inaugurated on 25 July 2010, was constructed to cater for the restoration of passenger services from Ballarat to Maryborough.[2]
When the return of passenger services was announced, the State Government said that the cost of repairing the station building and upgrading the old platform for wheelchair access was too high, so the new platform was provided.[3] In 2010, local residents proposed that the disused station building be developed into a community hub, with the support of the Hepburn Shire Council and VicTrack.[4]
The new platform is on the eastern side of the line, with a steel shelter provided for waiting passengers. The former station building, platform and signal box are on the western side of the line, with a pedestrian subway passing underneath the tracks at the southern (up) end. The original station building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[5][6] There is a goods shed on the site, but no tracks are connected to it.
The junction for a branch line to Daylesford was approximately 1.6 kilometres north of Creswick, at the former North Creswick station. That branch was constructed in the 1880s and operated until 1952, when it was cut back to Newlyn. It was further truncated to Allendale in 1976, and closed completely in 1985.
In 1988, Creswick was disestablished as an electric staff station, and all signals, points and interlocking were abolished, along with the signal box.[1]
Platforms and services
Creswick has one platform. It is served by V/Line Maryborough line trains.[7]
Platform 1:
- Maryborough line services to Maryborough and Ballarat, one daily service to Southern Cross
Transport links
CDC Ballarat operates one bus route via Creswick station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 30 : Ballarat station – Creswick[8]
V/Line operates road coach services from Ballarat to Donald via Creswick station.[9]
Gallery
Southbound view of the platform with a VLocity train stationary at the platform on opening day,
July 2010
Northbound view from the station platform, showing the shelter on new platform, June 2023
References
- ^ a b Creswick Vicsig
- ^ Sobey, Emily (25 August 2009). "Creswick on track for railway". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Sobey, Emily (24 August 2009). "Creswick station too bad to fix". The Courier. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Boost for Creswick Railway Station community hub plan" (PDF). Media Release: Hepburn Shire Council. www.hepburn.vic.gov.au. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Creswick Railway Station Complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1669, Heritage Overlay HO561". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
- ^ "Creswick Station (Place ID 103646)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- ^ Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 30 Ballarat Station - Creswick Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Mildura - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Rail Geelong gallery
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au