Wendouree railway station, Victoria

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Wendouree is a railway station under construction on the Ballarat railway line, located in the western Ballarat suburb of Wendouree, Victoria. To be located about 50 metres west of the Gillies Street level crossing, it will service more than 27,000 people living in the Wendouree, Alfredton and Lake Wendouree areas, and the nearby townships of Learmonth and Miners Rest. [cite web
url=http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/bc348d5912436a9cca256cfc0082d800/42daf50e900501b2ca2571e60002305d!OpenDocument
title=BALLARAT TO GET A SECOND TRAIN STATION
work=Media Release: OFFICE OF THE PREMIER
date=September 8, 2006
publisher=www.dpc.vic.gov.au
accessdate=2008-08-25]

The station was announced in September 2006, and was due for completion in 2008 but will not open until 2009. [cite web
url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/train-station-runs-late/781494.aspx
title=Train station runs late
work=The Courier
author=DANIELLE PERKINS
date=3/06/2008
publisher=thecourier.com.au
accessdate=2008-08-25] The name was the subject of a competition which closed in April 2007. [cite web
url=http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/798c8b072d117a01ca256c8c0019bb01/c994c0eb57209a8fca2572bb00047074!OpenDocument
title=BALLARAT STATION NAMING COMPETITION CLOSES SOON
work=Media Release: MINISTER FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT
date=April 11, 2007
publisher=www.dpc.vic.gov.au
accessdate=2008-08-25] The contract to build was awarded in 2008 to Melbourne civil engineering firm Cut and Fill, with work started in May that year. [cite web
url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/wendouree-train-station-contract-set-work-started/772852.aspx
title=Wendouree train station contract set, work started
work=The Courier
author=DANIELLE PERKINS
date=20/05/2008
publisher=thecourier.com.au
accessdate=2008-08-25] [cite web
url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/minister-for-public-transport/major-milestones-for-new-wendouree-station.html
title=MAJOR MILESTONES FOR NEW WENDOUREE STATION
work=Media Release: Premier of Victoria, Australia
date=May 19 2008
publisher=www.premier.vic.gov.au
accessdate=2008-08-25]

Facilities include a air-conditioned building, a new platform, 200-space carpark, bus and taxi bays and bike racks and lockers. Artists impressions released in August 2008 show a sleek, modern building with red and grey panels and a sloping roof. [cite web
url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/smart-sleek-wendouree-train-station/1252749.aspx
title=Smart, sleek Wendouree train station
date=25/08/2008
work=The Courier
publisher=thecourier.com.au
accessdate=2008-08-25] Eleven trains per day will service to the station, including three trains originating at the station in morning peak, two afternoon peak trains terminating at the station, and six Ararat trains (three in each direction) stopping at the station. [cite web
url=http://www.vline.com.au/home/news/en/20/1492/article.aspx
title=V/Line News: Future stops for Wendouree Station announced
date=15-Sep-2008
publisher=www.vline.com.au
accessdate=2008-09-15]

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