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Creswick railway station is located on the Mildura line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Creswick, and the original station opened on 7 July 1874.[1]

Creswick
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view of new platform, July 2010
General information
Location	Lewers Street, Creswick, Victoria 3363 Shire of Hepburn Australia
Coordinates	37°25′26″S 143°53′17″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Mildura
Distance	174.48 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus V/Line Road Coach
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	CWK
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 July 1874; 148 years ago (1874-07-07)
Key dates
7 July 1874	Opened
12 September 1993	Closed
25 July 2010	Reopened
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Clunes towards Maryborough Maryborough line Ballarat Terminus

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The station closed on 12 September 1993, after The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches.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 located 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] A goods shed is also located on the site, with no tracks connected.

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, with all signals, points and interlocking, and the signal box, abolished.[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

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 via Creswick station, from Ballarat to Donald.[9]

References

External links

• Rail Geelong gallery
• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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