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Creswick
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view from the station platform, showing the former station platform and building, June 2023
General information
Location	Lewers Street, Creswick, Victoria 3363 Shire of Hepburn Australia
Coordinates	37°25′26″S 143°53′17″E / 37.4239°S 143.8880°E / -37.4239; 143.8880
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Maryborough (Mildura)
Distance	174.48 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	CWK
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 July 1874; 150 years ago (1874-07-07)
Key dates
7 July 1874	Opened
12 September 1993	Closed
25 July 2010	Reopened
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station BallaratTerminus Maryborough line Clunestowards Maryborough Ballarattowards Southern Cross Maryborough lineOne daily service ClunesOne-way operation
Location CreswickLocation within Victoria

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.

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The station closed on 12 September 1993, after The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches.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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

Platform 1:

•  Maryborough line  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:

•  30 : Ballarat station – Creswick

V/Line operates road coach services from Ballarat to Donald via Creswick station.

Gallery

• Southbound view of the platform with a VLocity train stationary at the platform on opening day,
  July 2010
• Northbound view from the station platform, showing the shelter on new 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

External links

• Rail Geelong gallery
• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1874
• Regional railway stations in Victoria (state)
• Victorian Heritage Register
• Listed railway stations in Australia