Bairnsdale railway station

Bairnsdale Railway Station is the current operating terminus of the Gippsland railway in Victoria, Australia. It serves V/Line rail and coach passenger services and is located on Macleod Street.

The station was formerly part of the longer Orbost railway line which continued on to Orbost, however this section was closed in 1987 and now exists as the East Gippsland Rail Trail, a shared bicycle, walking, and horseriding track.^[1]

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

• Gippsland line - terminating services; intercity services returning to Southern Cross

History

The railway opened to Bairnsdale in 1888, and from 1916 continued through to Orbost until this section was closed in 1987. The passenger service to the town was named The Gippslander in 1954, but were cut beyond Sale in August, 1993.^[2]

Following the cessation of log trains in December 1995, the line between Sale and Bairnsdale was closed until it was partially reopened for log trains in mid 1999. Following major infrastructure repairs, the passenger service was restored in 2004,^[2] with the current 2007 timetable featuring three daily return services running Monday-Saturday and two daily return services on Sunday running from Melbourne. Until mid 2009, A five day a week freight train hauling logs from Bairnsdale to North Geelong Yard operated from a siding on the up (Melbourne) side of Bairnsdale station.

There are many coach connections from Bairnsdale. Most connections are for services running east into New South Wales but a noted smaller connecting service is the 5 days a week service north to the small mountain town of Omeo.

Gallery

References

Hillside, Lindenow, Fernbank and Munro stations are demolished and were located between Bairnsdale and Stratford stations.