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Beaufort railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Beaufort, and it opened on 11 August 1874.[1]

Beaufort
PTV regional rail station
Station front and entrance in December 2008
General information
Location	Pratt Street, Beaufort, Victoria 3373 Shire of Pyrenees Australia
Coordinates	37°25′39″S 143°22′55″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Serviceton
Distance	164.78 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	V/Line Road Coach
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	19
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	BET
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	11 August 1874; 148 years ago (1874-08-11)
Closed	27 May 1994
Rebuilt	11 July 2004
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Wendouree towards Southern Cross Ararat line Ararat Terminus
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Trawalla   Ararat line   Buangor

History

Beaufort opened as the temporary terminus of the line from Ballarat. On 7 April 1875, the line was extended to Ararat.[1]

It was disestablished as a staff station on 14 September 1988,[2] with the signal box, interlocking and signals abolished. The electric staff sections Trawalla - Beaufort and Beaufort - Buangor were also abolished, replaced with the electric staff section Trawalla - Buangor.[3] In May 1989, two loop lines that formed a rail yard were removed.[4]

In October 1993, station staff were withdrawn, with platform seats also removed in that month.[4] On 27 May 1994, the station closed when road coaches replaced trains between Ballarat and Ararat.[4]

The station building and signal box underwent a restoration in 2000, to make it suitable for community use.[4] By August 2003, upgrades to reopen the station were complete.[4] On 11 July 2004, the station reopened when V/Line passenger services to Ararat resumed.[5]

The former station building was converted into a community arts centre in October 2014, whilst the former goods shed is currently used as a steam-era museum.[6][7]

Disused stations Burrumbeet and Trawalla are located between Beaufort and Wendouree, while disused station Buangor is located between Beaufort and Ararat.

Platforms and services

Beaufort has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Ararat line services.[8]

Platform 1:

•  Ararat line  services to Ararat and Southern Cross

Transport Links

V/Line operates a road coach service via Beaufort station:

• Ballarat – Adelaide via Ararat, Stawell, Horsham and Dimboola

References

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• When there were Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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