Ballarat V/Line rail service

Ballarat V/Line rail service
Ballarat railway line, Victoria
Line details
Tracks Double track to Deer Park West, single track with loops beyond.
Used by V/Line, freight
Service pattern Interurban
Rolling stock Sprinter and VLocity railcars,
locomotive hauled H type carriages
Rail transport in Victoria
 List of stations
Closed railways
This article is about the V/Line service. For the railway itself see Serviceton railway line

The Ballarat Line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia. It serves passengers between state capital Melbourne and the regional city of Ballarat.

The Ballarat service is the third busiest in Victoria (behind Geelong and Bendigo) carrying approximately 3 million passengers annually.[1]

Contents

History

In November 2004 then Premier of Victoria Steve Bracks announced that the line would be renamed the Eureka Line to mark the 150th anniversary of the Eureka uprising. Due to take effect from late 2005 at the same time as the renaming of Spencer Street Station to Southern Cross Station,[2] the renaming was criticised by groups such as the Public Transport Users Association,[3] and was never carried out.

In 2006 a the construction of a new station was announced. Named Wendouree station, it is west of Ballarat station on the Ararat line.[4] The station was opened by the Premier John Brumby and Minister for Transport Lynne Kosky on Sunday, 9 May 2009, with 14 weekly services at the station.[5][6] In December 2008 as part of the Victorian Transport Plan the state government announced that V/Line rail passenger services would be extended from Ballarat to Maryborough station, commencing in 2010 at a cost of $50 million.[7]

Services

Ardeer railway station, with a train stopped in the platform
V/Line VLocity train at the junction with the Melbourne-Ballarat line at Warrenheip station
VLocity railcars inside the train shed of Ballarat railway station

V/Line operates hourly passenger services along the line. During peak hour some services originate and terminate at Bacchus Marsh. Passengers on the inner section of the line to Melton are permitted to use Metcard tickets to access the services.

Beyond Ballarat the Intercity Ararat Line operates, while Metro Trains Melbourne operates suburban passenger services along the inner section of the line as far as Sunshine as the Sydenham Line.

Services to Ballarat and Ararat are operated primarily with VLocity DMUs, while peak hour trains to Bacchus Marsh are operated with N and P class locomotive hauled trains with H type carriages.

The majority of the line is single track, with the exception of:[8]

  • Double track between Melbourne, Sunshine and Deer Park West.
  • A short crossing loop at Rockbank.
  • A short crossing loop at Melton station.
  • Parwan Loop: between Melton and Bacchus Marsh stations, located before the descent into Bacchus Marsh.
  • Bank Box Loop: between Bacchus Marsh and Ballan stations, located atop the Werribee Gorge.
  • A long crossing loop at Bungaree: between Ballaran and Ballarat. The two tracks take different routes, one being the original railway line via Bungaree, the other being a new track built as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.

Bold stations are termini, italic stations are staffed at least part time.

Ballarat V/Line rail service
Legend
Head station
0 km Southern Cross Zone 1
Interchange on track
1.7 km North Melbourne Zone 1
Transverse abbreviated in this map Junction to right
Seymour / Shepparton / Albury-Wodonga lines
Interchange on track
4.9 km Footscray Zone 1
Junction to left Transverse abbreviated in this map
Geelong / Warrnambool lines
Abbreviated in this map
Sydenham Line service
Interchange on track
12.3 km Sunshine Zone 1/2
Transverse abbreviated in this map Junction to right
Bendigo / Swan Hill / Echuca lines
Stop on track
13.8 km Ardeer Zone 2
Stop on track
19.6 km Deer Park Zone 2
Stop on track
31 km Rockbank Zone 2
Interchange on track
41.3 km Melton Zone 2
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
47.03 km Parwan (Closed)
Interchange on track
52.86 km Bacchus Marsh Zone 2
Stop on track
82.47 km Ballan Zone 4
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
91.20 km Gordon (Closed)
Interchange on track
121.80 km Ballarat Zone 8
Transverse abbreviated in this map Junction to right
Maryborough line
Stop on track
123.13 km Wendouree Zone 8
Abbreviated in this map
Ararat line

References

  1. ^ Quinlan, Kim. Three million ride Ballarat trains The Courier. 14 Dec, 2010
  2. ^ "EUREKA RAIL LINE TO OPEN EXCITING ERA FOR REGIONAL RAIL". Media Release: OFFICE OF THE PREMIER. www.dpc.vic.gov.au. November 25, 2004. http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/0/1439B82149192718CA256F57007F0D2B?Open. Retrieved 2008-11-05. 
  3. ^ "PTUA News". Public Transport Users Association. December 2004. http://www.ptua.org.au/files/newsletters/2004/200412.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-05. 
  4. ^ "BALLARAT TO GET A SECOND TRAIN STATION". Media Release: OFFICE OF THE PREMIER. www.dpc.vic.gov.au. September 8, 2006. http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/bc348d5912436a9cca256cfc0082d800/42daf50e900501b2ca2571e60002305d!OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-08-25. 
  5. ^ "V/Line News: Future stops for Wendouree Station announced". www.vline.com.au. 15-Sep-2008. http://www.vline.com.au/home/news/en/20/1492/article.aspx. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
  6. ^ DANIELLE PERKINS (3/06/2008). "Train station runs late". The Courier. thecourier.com.au. http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/train-station-runs-late/781494.aspx. Retrieved 2008-08-25. 
  7. ^ "Maryborough Rail Extension Projects". Victorian Transport Plan. www4.transport.vic.gov.au. http://www4.transport.vic.gov.au/vtp/projects/maryborough.html. Retrieved 2008-12-08.  [dead link]
  8. ^ V/Line Regional Network and Access. "Train Operating Data: Southern Cross to Ararat". www.vline.com.au. http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/rna/southerncross_to_ararat.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-04. 

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Geelong V/Line rail service — Geelong railway line, Victoria Line details Opened 1857 Length 81 km (50.3 mi) Stations 13 …   Wikipedia

  • Ballarat railway line, Victoria — VictorianRailwayLineInfobox type = vic name = Ballarat yearcommenced = yearopened = yearcompleted = yearclosed = fate = lengthkm = stations = tracks = Double track to Deer Park West, single track with loops beyond. users = V/Line, freight users …   Wikipedia

  • Rail transport in Victoria — Infobox rail railroad name = Railways of Victoria logo filename = logo size = system map caption = Victorian railway network, passenger lines in colour, freight only lines in grey marks = locale = Victoria, Australia start year = 1854 end year =… …   Wikipedia

  • Ballarat, Victoria — Infobox Australian Place | type = city name = Ballarat state = vic caption = Main street scene pop = 85,197 (2006) pop footnotes …   Wikipedia

  • Serviceton railway line, Victoria — VictorianRailwayLineInfobox type = vic name = Serviceton yearcommenced = yearopened = 1862 yearcompleted = to South Australian border in 1887 yearclosed = fate = lengthkm = stations = tracks = Single broad gauge to Ararat, standard gauge beyond… …   Wikipedia

  • Mildura railway line — Mildura railway line, Victoria Line details Commenced 1874 Completed 1903 Closed …   Wikipedia

  • Shepparton railway line — Tocumwal railway line redirects here. For the closed line in New South Wales, see Tocumwal railway line, New South Wales. Shepparton railway line, Victoria Line details Opened 1860 L …   Wikipedia

  • Ararat railway line, Victoria — VictorianRailwayLineInfobox type = vic name = Ararat yearcommenced = yearopened = yearcompleted = yearclosed = fate = lengthkm = stations = tracks = users = servicepattern = RollingStock = Sprinter and VLocity railcars connections =… …   Wikipedia

  • Noojee railway line — Noojee railway line, Victoria Line details Opened 12 May 1890 (Warragul to Rokeby), 18 March 1892 (Rokeby to Neerim South), 27 March 1917 (Neerim South to Nayook), 26 April 1919 (Nayook to Noojee) Completed …   Wikipedia

  • Echuca railway line — Echuca railway line, Victoria Line details Length 251.99 km Stations 3 Tracks 1 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”