Bayswater railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Bayswater, and opened on 4 December 1889.[1]

Bayswater
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in July 2017
General information
Location	Station Street, Bayswater, Victoria 3153 City of Knox Australia
Coordinates	37°50′30″S 145°16′05″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Belgrave
Distance	30.84 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	370
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	BAY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	4 December 1889; 132 years ago (1889-12-04)
Closed	15 October 2016
Rebuilt	12 December 2016 (Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1925)
Previous names	Macauley (During construction)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Heathmont towards Flinders Street Belgrave line Boronia towards Belgrave Heathmont towards Ringwood Belgrave line Shuttle services
Track layout Legend to Heathmont Dandenong Creek 1 to Bayswater Train Maintenance Depot 2 to Boronia

History

Bayswater station, like the suburb itself, was named after Bayswater House, a large property owned by bookmaker and publisher James John Miller. The property itself was named after Miller's birthplace in London.[2] During construction, the station was known as Macaulay, which was the name of a nearby post office.[1][2]

Duplication of the line between Bayswater and Lower Fern Tree Gully occurred in 1957.[1] In 1970, boom barriers were provided at the former Mountain Highway level crossing, which was located up from the station.[1] The former station building was provided in 1977,[3] with the former ground-level island platform opening on 19 December 1982, as part of the duplication of the line between Bayswater and Ringwood stations.[4] In the same year, boom barriers were provided at the former Scoresby Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the down direction from the station.[1] Bayswater was upgraded to a Premium Station in 2001.

Bayswater was once the destination for freight trains conveying cement, with the last train running on 24 June 1987, after which the traffic was relocated to Lyndhurst station, near Dandenong.[5]

In 1998, a train maintenance centre and stabling facilities opened adjacent to the station, as part of the replacement of the Jolimont Yard. The buildings are approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, and under carriage and overhead work.[6]

In November 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced plans to remove the level crossings on either side of the station, at Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road, via grade separation.[7] In conjunction with removing the level crossings, a new Bayswater station was built below ground level.[8] Between October and December 2016, the level crossings were removed. In conjunction, the ground-level station closed on 15 October, after which it was demolished to allow the new station to be built. The station reopened to passengers on 12 December 2016.

Platforms and services

Bayswater has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[9]

Platform 1:

•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Ringwood

Platform 2:

•  Belgrave line  all stations services to Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates eight routes via Bayswater station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  664 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Westfield Knox[10]
•  745A : to Westfield Knox City[11]
•  745B : to Boronia station[12]
•  745C : to Wantirna Primary School[13]
•  745D : to Wantirna Primary School[14]
•  753 : to Glen Waverley station[15]
•  755 : to Westfield Knox City[16]
•  Night Bus   967 : Glen Waverley station – Croydon station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[17]

Gallery

• 
  Former ground-level station entrance in April 2006, prior to its 2016 rebuild
• 
  Southbound view of the former ground-level station in March 2007. The train maintenance depot is in the background.

References

External links

• Media related to Bayswater railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au