Creswick railway station

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 the new platform, July 2010
General information
LocationLewers Street,
Creswick, Victoria 3363
Shire of Hepburn
Australia
Coordinates37°25′26″S 143°53′17″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Maryborough (Mildura)
Distance174.48 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Connections
  • Regional bus Bus
  • Regional coach Coach
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCWK
Fare zoneMyki not available. Paper ticket only.
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 July 1874 (1874-07-07)
Key dates
7 July 1874Opened
12 September 1993Closed
25 July 2010Reopened
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Ballarat
Terminus
 Maryborough line Clunes
towards Maryborough
Ballarat
towards Southern Cross
 Maryborough line
One daily service
 Clunes
One-way operation
Location
Creswick is located in Victoria
Creswick
Creswick
Location within Victoria

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The station closed on 12 September 1993, after The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches.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 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] There is a goods shed on the site, but no tracks are connected to it.

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, and all signals, points and interlocking were abolished, along with the signal box.[1]

Platforms and services

Creswick has one platform. It is served by V/Line Maryborough line trains.[7]

Platform 1:

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 from Ballarat to Donald via Creswick station.[9]

  • Platform shelter on new platform looking northbound, June 2023
    Platform shelter on new platform looking northbound, June 2023
  • Southbound view of the old station from the current platform, June 2023
    Southbound view of the old station from the current platform, June 2023

References
  1. Creswick Vicsig
  2. Sobey, Emily (25 August 2009). "Creswick on track for railway". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. Sobey, Emily (24 August 2009). "Creswick station too bad to fix". The Courier. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. "Boost for Creswick Railway Station community hub plan" (PDF). Media Release: Hepburn Shire Council. www.hepburn.vic.gov.au. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  5. "Creswick Railway Station Complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1669, Heritage Overlay HO561". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  6. "Creswick Station (Place ID 103646)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  7. Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
  8. 30 Ballarat Station - Creswick Public Transport Victoria
  9. Mildura - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
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