Creswick railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Creswick
| type = PTV regional rail station
| style = V/Line
| image = Creswick Train Station (Old), Victoria.jpg
| caption = Southbound view from the station platform, showing the former station platform and building, June 2023
| address = Lewers Street,
Creswick, Victoria 3363
| borough = Shire of Hepburn
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{Coord|display=inline,title|-37.4239|143.8880 |format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC}}
| map_type = Australia Victoria
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| owned = VicTrack
| operator = V/Line
| line = {{rcb|V/Line|Maryborough|croute}} (Mildura)
| distance = 174.48 kilometres from
Southern Cross
| platforms = 1
| tracks = 1
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| connections = {{plainlist|
- {{rint|victoria|regional bus}} Bus
- {{rint|victoria|coach}} Coach
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| structure = At-grade
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| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| accessible = Yes
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| status = Operational, unstaffed
| code = CWK
| zone = Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
| website = {{URL|https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1590|Public Transport Victoria}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1874|07|07|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| years = 7 July 1874
| events = Opened
| years1 = 12 September 1993
| events1 = Closed
| years2 = 25 July 2010
| events2 = Reopened
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| services =
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|line=Maryborough|left1=Ballarat|right1=Clunes|to-left1=Ballarat
|line2=Maryborough|left2=Ballarat|right2=Clunes|oneway-right2=yes|note-mid2=One daily service}}
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Creswick railway station is a regional railway station on the Mildura line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Creswick, in Victoria, Australia. Creswick station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 7 July 1874, with the current station provided in 2010. It initially closed on 12 September 1993, then reopened on 25 July 2010.[http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Creswick Creswick] Vicsig
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.{{cite news |last1=Sobey |first1=Emily |title=Creswick on track for railway |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015223739/http://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/creswick-on-track-for-railway/1605165.aspx |access-date=2022-08-04 |work=The Advocate |date=2009-08-25 |url=http://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/creswick-on-track-for-railway/1605165.aspx |archive-date=2009-10-15}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Sobey |first1=Emily |title=Creswick station too bad to fix |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/537293/creswick-station-too-bad-to-fix/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |work=The Courier |date=2009-08-24 |url-access=registration}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/Files/BoostforCreswickRailwayStationcommunityhubplan170310.pdf|title=Boost for Creswick Railway Station community hub plan|date=17 March 2010|work=Media Release: Hepburn Shire Council|publisher=www.hepburn.vic.gov.au|accessdate=2010-09-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304133518/http://www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/Files/BoostforCreswickRailwayStationcommunityhubplan170310.pdf|archivedate=4 March 2011}}
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.{{cite VHD|325|Creswick Railway Station Complex|hr=1669|ho=561}}{{cite AHD|103646|Creswick Station|accessdate=2008-09-05}} 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.
Platforms and services
Creswick has one platform. It is served by V/Line Maryborough line trains.[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/4871 Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat] Public Transport Victoria
Platform 1:
- {{RouteBox|Maryborough line|Mildura railway line#Maryborough services|#{{rcr|V/Line|Maryborough}}|white}} services to Maryborough and Ballarat, one daily service to Southern Cross
Transport links
CDC Ballarat operates one bus route via Creswick station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- {{color box|71bf44|30|white}}: Ballarat station – Creswick[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15175/30-ballarat-station-creswick/ 30 Ballarat Station - Creswick] Public Transport Victoria
V/Line operates road coach services from Ballarat to Donald via Creswick station.[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/1782 Mildura - Melbourne] Public Transport Victoria
Gallery
Creswick station opening day 2010.jpg|Southbound view of the platform with a VLocity train stationary at the platform on opening day,
July 2010
Creswick Train Station (New), Victoria.jpg|Northbound view from the station platform, showing the shelter on new platform, June 2023
References
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External links
- [http://www.railgeelong.com/gallery/mildura-line/creswick/ Rail Geelong gallery]
- [http://www.vicrailstations.com/Yelta/Creswick/Creswick.html Victorian Railway Stations gallery]
- [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd3/map.php?x=143.88830825681922&y=-37.42551218231304&l=13&mt=4 Melway map] at street-directory.com.au
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Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1874
Category:Regional railway stations in Victoria (state)