Bairnsdale railway station

Bairnsdale railway station is the terminus of the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Bairnsdale opening on 8 May 1888.[1]

Bairnsdale
PTV regional rail station
Station building
LocationMacleod Street
Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875
Australia
Coordinates37°49′44″S 147°37′39″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Gippsland line
Distance274.85 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks3
Train operatorsV/Line
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeBDE
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888 (1888-05-08)
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Bairnsdale lineTerminus
Closed station navigation
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line open   Orbost line   Nicholson

Until 1987 the line continued to Orbost. This has been redeveloped as the East Gippsland Rail Trail, a shared bicycle, walking, and horseriding track.[2]

History

The railway opened to Bairnsdale in 1888, and from 1916 continued through to Orbost until this section was closed in 1987. The passenger service to the town was named The Gippslander in 1954, but were cut beyond Sale in August 1993.[3]

Following the cessation of log trains in December 1995, the line between Sale and Bairnsdale was closed until it was partially reopened for log trains in mid-1999. Following major infrastructure repairs, the passenger service was restored in 2004 as part of the Linking Victoria program.[3] Until mid-2009, a five-day-a-week freight train hauling logs from Bairnsdale to North Geelong Yard operated from a siding east of the station.

Until their demolition, Hillside, Lindenow, Fernbank and Munro stations were located between Bairnsdale and Stratford stations.

Location

Bairnsdale station is 14 metres (46 ft) above sea level and 275 kilometres (171 mi) from Melbourne.[4]

Station front in April 2011

Platforms & services

Bairnsdale has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Bairnsdale line services.[5]

Platform 1:

V/Line operate road coach services to:

References
  1. Bairnsdale Vicsig
  2. East Gippsland Shire Council (2007). "East Gippsland Rail Trail". James Yeates Printing & Design.
  3. "VR History". www.victorianrailways.net. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
  4. VR Public timetable 1960, pg20
  5. Bairnsdale - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  6. Paynesville - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. Marlo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. Batemans Bay - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. Canberra - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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