Bairnsdale railway station
Bairnsdale | |||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||
Station entrance and building, September 2017 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Macleod Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875 Shire of East Gippsland Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′44″S 147°37′39″E / 37.8289°S 147.6275°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 274.85 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | BDE | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 1888 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | August 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 3 May 2004 | ||||||||||||
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Bairnsdale railway station is a regional railway station and the terminus of the Gippsland line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the city of Bairnsdale, in Victoria, Australia. Bairnsdale station is a ground level premium station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 8 May 1888, with the current station provided in 2004. It initially closed in August 1993, then reopened on 3 May 2004.
Until 1987, the line continued to Orbost. This has been redeveloped as the East Gippsland Rail Trail, a shared bicycle, walking, and horse-riding track.