Bairnsdale railway station is the terminus of the Gippsland line in

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. It serves the city of

Bairnsdale Bairnsdale () ( Ganai: ''Wy-yung'') is a city in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia in a region traditionally owned by the Tatungalung clan of the Gunaikurnai people. The estimated population of Bairnsdale urban area was 15,411 at Ju ...

, and it opened on 8 May 1888.Bairnsdale
Vicsig Until 1987, the line continued to

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. This has been redeveloped as the

East Gippsland Rail Trail The East Gippsland Rail Trail is a rail trail located in East Gippsland in Victoria, Australia. The trail is a popular cycling route, beginning in Bairnsdale and extending to Orbost, following the route of the former Orbost railway line. The ...

, a shared bicycle, walking, and horse-riding track.

History

The railway line opened to Bairnsdale in 1888, and from 1916, continued through to

, until this section was closed in 1987. The passenger service to the town was named ''

The Gippslander The Gippslander was an Australian named passenger train operated by the Victorian Railways from Melbourne through the Gippsland region to Bairnsdale. Operating along the Gippsland line daily except Sundays it had buffet car facilities provided. ...

'' in 1954, but services were suspended beyond Sale in August 1993. 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 on 3 May 2004, as part of the

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program. Until mid-2009, a five-day-a-week freight train hauling logs from Bairnsdale to

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operated from a

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approximately 2.5km west of the station. Until their demolition, Hillside, Lindenow, Fernbank and

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stations were located between Bairnsdale and Stratford stations.

Location

Bairnsdale station is above sea level, and from

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Platforms and services

Bairnsdale has one platform. It is serviced by

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Bairnsdale line services. Platform 1: * services to and from

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Transport links

operates road coach services via Bairnsdale station to: * Paynesville *

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Canberra - Melbourne timetable
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Gallery

File:Bairnsdale Railway Station.JPG, Station front and bus interchange in April 2011 File:Train getting ready to leave Bairnsdale station.jpg, N468 running around an N set in January 2022 File:Fn1bairnsdale.jpg, A view along platform 1 with an N set in the platform in April 2008 File:Bairnsdale station building — April 2022.jpg, A view of the station building in April 2022

References

External links

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Victorian Railway Stations GalleryMelway map
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Eastern=y, state=collapsed Bairnsdale Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888 Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia) Shire of East Gippsland