Ballarat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Eastbound view from the Lydiard Street level crossing, December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, Victoria 3350 City of Ballarat Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°33′31″S 143°51′34″E / 37.5587°S 143.8594°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 118.80 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
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| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | BAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 April 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ballarat West (1862-1865) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | 528,334[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | 558,837[1]  5.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | 586,859[1] 5.01% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | 604,115[1] 2.94% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | 624,050[1] 3.29% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | 459,700[1]  26.33% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | 179,500[1] 60.95% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ballarat railway station is a regional railway station located on the Ararat and Mildura railway lines. It serves the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 11 April 1862 as Ballarat West. It gained its current name in 1865.[2]
The extensive building complex is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register as being of "historical, architectural, social and technological significance" to the State of Victoria. Significant 19th-century heritage features listed on the Register include the station's signal boxes; the goods shed, being the only one in Victoria built of bluestone; the clock tower, with Ballarat being one of only four 19th-century railway station in Australia to prominently feature one, although the clock itself was not installed until almost a century later in 1984;[3] and the train shed, with Ballarat being one of only three 19th-century railway stations in Australia retaining their original train shed.[4] The replica interlocked mechanical gates were damaged in a 2020 train collision.[5][6]
Disused stations Ballarat East, Warrenheip, Bungaree and Gordon are located between Ballarat and Ballan.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ "Ballarat". vicsig.net. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "From the Curator | Ballarat Railway Station - Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute". ballaratmi.org.au/. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Ballarat Railway Complex". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Collision of passenger train 8185 with level crossing gates, Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, Victoria, on 30 May 2020". Australian Government - Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Lydiard Street Level Crossing". Engage Victoria. Retrieved 19 November 2024.