Bayswater railway station is located on the Belgrave line in

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. It serves the eastern

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suburb of

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, and opened on 4 December 1889.Bayswater
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History

Bayswater station opened on 4 December 1889, when the line from Ringwood was extended to

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. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after "''Bayswater House''", a large property owned by

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and

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James John Miller. The property itself was named after Miller's birthplace in

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. During construction, the station was known as Macaulay, which was the name of a nearby

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. In 1957,

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of the line between Bayswater and Lower Fern Tree Gully occurred. In 1970,

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s were provided at the former

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, which was located in the up direction of the station. In 1977, the former ground-level station building was provided. On 19 December 1982, the former ground-level

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was provided, as part of the duplication of the line between Bayswater and Ringwood. In that same year, boom barriers were provided at the former Scoresby Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the down direction of the station. Bayswater was once the destination for

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conveying

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, with the last train running on 24 June 1987, after which the traffic was relocated to

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, near

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. In 1998, a train maintenance centre and stabling facilities opened adjacent to the station, as part of the replacement of the

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. The buildings are approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit

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repair and replacement, and under carriage and overhead work. In 2001, Bayswater was upgraded to a

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. In November 2015, the

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announced plans to remove the level crossings on either side of the station, at Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road, via

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. In conjunction with removing the level crossings, a new Bayswater station was built below ground level. Between October and December 2016, the level crossings were removed. On 15 October of that year, the ground-level station closed, after which it was demolished to allow the new station to be built. On 12 December of that year, the station reopened to passengers.

Platforms and services

Bayswater has one

with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood Platform 2: * all stations services to

and

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Transport links

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operates eight routes via Bayswater station, under contract to

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: * :

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–

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* : to Westfield Knox City * : to Boronia station * : to Wantirna Primary School * : to Wantirna Primary School * : to Glen Waverley station * : to Westfield Knox City * : Glen Waverley station –

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(Saturday and Sunday mornings only)

Gallery

File:Bayswater1.jpg, Former ground-level station entrance in April 2006, prior to its 2016 rebuild. File:BayswaterStation.jpg, Southbound view of the former ground-level station in March 2007. The train maintenance depot is in the background. File:Bayswater railway station platform 1 sign.jpg, Platform 1 sign in November 2022. The Bayswater maintenance depot can be seen in the background.

References

External links

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Melway map
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