Bayswater railway station is a

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station on the

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, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern

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suburb of

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, Australia. Bayswater is a below ground premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 4 December 1889, with the current station provided in 2016.

History

Bayswater station opened on 4 December 1889, when the railway 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 Mountain Highway

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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 year, boom barriers were provided at the nearby Scoresby Road level crossing, in the down direction from the station. Bayswater was once the destination for

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s conveying

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, with the last train operating on 24 June 1987, after which the traffic was relocated to Lyndhurst, near

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. In April 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 that year, a signal panel at the station was abolished and moved to Ringwood. 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. In conjunction with the

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, a new station was built below

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. 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 new station opened to passengers.

Platforms and services

Bayswater has one

with two faces. It is served by

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 Belgrave

Transport links

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operates eight routes via Bayswater station, under contract to

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: * : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre –

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

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: Glen Waverley station –

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(Saturday and Sunday mornings only)

Gallery

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

References

External links

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Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Belgrave=y, state=collapsed Premium Melbourne railway stations Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889 Railway stations in the City of Knox