Ballarat Railway Station Photos (April 2024)

Ballarat railway station is located on the Serviceton line in VictoriaAustralia. It serves the city of Ballarat, and opened on 11 April 1862 as Ballarat West. It was renamed Ballarat in 1865.

Located about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the state capital, Melbourne, it is a major station on the Serviceton line. The extensive building complex is of architectural and historical significance to Ballarat, and most of its original 19th-century features are intact. They include signal boxesgoods sheds and the largest surviving interlocked mechanical swing gates in Victoria, at Lydiard Street. It has a 19th-century arched roof spanning three tracks, and the complex is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Disused stations Ballarat East, WarrenheipBungaree and Gordon are located between Ballarat and Ballan.

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