Bayswater railway station, Melbourne

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Bayswater railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Bayswater in Victoria, 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 December 2016.<ref name="vicsigbayswater">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Bayswater station opened on 4 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood was extended to Upper Ferntree Gully.<ref name=vicsigbayswater/> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Bayswater House, a large property owned by bookmaker and publisher James John Miller.<ref name="vpbayswater">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The property itself was named after Miller's birthplace in London.<ref name=vpbayswater/> During construction, the station was known as Macaulay, which was the name of a nearby post office.<ref name=vicsigbayswater/><ref name=vpbayswater/>

In 1957, duplication of the line between Bayswater and Lower Fern Tree Gully occurred.<ref name=vicsigbayswater/>

In 1970, boom barriers were provided at the former Mountain Highway level crossing, which was located in the up direction of the station.<ref name="somersaultjan90">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 1977, the former ground-level station building was provided.<ref name=vicsigbayswater/><ref name="newsrailoct77">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

On 19 December 1982, the former ground-level island platform was provided, as part of the duplication of the line between Bayswater and Ringwood.<ref name="vrhistory">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In that year, boom barriers were provided at the nearby Scoresby Road level crossing, in the down direction from the station.<ref name=vicsigbayswater/>

Bayswater was once the destination for freight services conveying cement, with the last train operating on 24 June 1987, after which the traffic was relocated to Lyndhurst, near Dandenong.<ref name="newsrailsep87">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In April 1998, a train maintenance centre and stabling facilities opened adjacent to the station, as part of the replacement of the Jolimont Yard.<ref name="somersaultjul98">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The buildings are approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, and under-carriage and overhead work.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In that year, a signal panel at the station was abolished and moved to Ringwood.<ref name=somersaultjul98/> In 2001, Bayswater was upgraded to a premium station.

In 2016 as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, level crossings were removed from either side of the station, at Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and in conjunction with the grade separation, a new station was built below ground level.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>. The ground level station was closed on 15 October 2016 and subsequently demolished; on 12 December 2016, the new station opened to passengers.

Platforms and services

Bayswater has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Ringwood, Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	Upper Ferntree Gully, Belgrave		All stations and limited express services

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates eight routes via Bayswater station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Template:Color box: Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Westfield Knox<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Boronia station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Wantirna Primary School<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Wantirna Primary School<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Glen Waverley station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Westfield Knox<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Night Bus Template:Color box: Glen Waverley station – Croydon station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)<ref name="ptv967">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Gallery

Former ground-level station entrance, April 2006, prior to the 2016 rebuild.
Southbound view of the former ground-level station, March 2007. The train maintenance depot is in the background.
Platform 1 signage, November 2022. The train maintenance depot is in the background.