Creswick railway station

Creswick railway station is located on the Mildura line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Creswick, and it opened on 7 July 1874.[1]

Creswick
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view, with a VLocity train on Platform 1, in 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)Mildura
Distance174.48 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
V/Line Road Coach
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
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 V/Line Following station
Clunes
towards Maryborough
 Maryborough line Ballarat
Terminus

History

The station closed on 12 September 1993, when The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches. It reopened on 25 July 2010, when passenger services were restored to Maryborough.[2]

The platform is located on the eastern side of the line, with a steel shelter provided for waiting passengers. A heritage listed station building, platform and signal box also exist 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.[3][4] A goods shed is also located on the site, with no tracks connected.

When the return of passenger services was announced, the State Government said that the cost to upgrade the platform for wheelchair access was too high, resulting in the construction of a new platform instead.[5] In 2010, local residents proposed the disused station building be developed into a community hub, with the support of the Hepburn Shire Council and VicTrack.[6]

The junction for a branch line to Daylesford was approximately 1.6 kilometres north of Creswick, at the former North Creswick station. This branch was constructed in the 1880s and operated until 1952, when it was cut back to Newlyn. This was further truncated to Allendale in 1976, and closed completely in 1985.

In 1988, Creswick was disestablished as an electric staff station, with all signals, points and interlocking, and the signal box, abolished.[1]

Platforms and services

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

Platform 1:

CDC Ballarat operates one route via Creswick station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  30 : Ballarat station – Creswick[8]

V/Line operates road coach services via Creswick station, from Ballarat to Donald.[9]

References
  1. Creswick Vicsig
  2. Creswick on track for railway Hepburn Advocate 25 August 2009
  3. "Creswick Railway Station Complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1669, Heritage Overlay HO561". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  4. "Creswick Station (Place ID 103646)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  5. Creswick Station too bad to fix Ballarat Courier 25 August 2009
  6. "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.
  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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