Gisborne
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view in July 2007
General information
LocationStation Road,
New Gisborne, Victoria 3438
Shire of Macedon Ranges
Australia
Coordinates37°27′32″S 144°35′56″E / 37.4590°S 144.5989°E / -37.4590; 144.5989
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
(Deniliquin)
Distance64.21 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsRegional bus Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking250 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes (Parkiteer cage)
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed part-time
Station codeGSB
Fare zoneMyki Zone 3/4 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 July 1861 (1861-07-08)
Passengers
2013–2014141,393[1]
2014–2015145,318[1] Increase 2.77%
2015–2016148,318[1] Increase 2.06%
2016–2017152,358[1] Increase 2.72%
2017–2018Not measured[1]
2018–2019162,500[1] Increase 6.65%
2019–2020129,050[1] Decrease 20.58%
2020–202160,000[1] Decrease 53.5%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Riddells Creek
towards Southern Cross
 Bendigo line Macedon
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Echuca line Macedon
towards Echuca
Watergardens
towards Southern Cross
 Swan Hill line Woodend
towards Swan Hill
Location
Gisborne is located in Victoria
Gisborne
Gisborne
Location within Victoria

Gisborne railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of New Gisborne, and it opened on 8 July 1861.[2][3]

History

Gisborne station opened on 8 July 1861, when the railway line was extended from Sunbury to Woodend.[2] Like the town itself, the station was after Henry Fyshe Gisborne, who was Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Port Phillip District between 1839 and 1840.[4]

In 1910, the station became a block post for all trains on the line.[2][3] In 1922, an interlocking frame was provided in the station building on Platform 1.[2][3][5]

By 1990, siding "B" and the track that passed through the former goods shed were abolished.[3] In 1994, the connection between siding "A" and a crossover, that was located at the up end of the station, was removed.[2][3] In 1996, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Station Road level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[3] The up end crossover was also removed by that year.[3] In 2000, the goods shed was destroyed by fire.[6]

On 17 January 2005, the interlocking frame was abolished.[5] In March 2014, the platforms were extended to accommodate longer trains.

Platforms and services

Gisborne has two side platforms. During the morning peak, services to Southern Cross depart from Platform 2, and services to Bendigo depart from Platform 1, with this arrangement reversing after 9:00 am. This is to allow services in the peak direction of travel to use the single 160 km/h track that was upgraded in 2006, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.

The station is serviced by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line services.[7][8][9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  •  Bendigo line  services to Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
  •  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross
  •  Swan Hill line  services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross

Dysons operates one route via Gisborne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gisborne Transit operates two routes to and from Gisborne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  473 : to Gisborne[11]
  •  474 : to Gisborne (on-demand service)[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gisborne". vicsig.net. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Gisborne" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gisborne and Gisborne Shire". Victorian Places. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Gisborne Signal Box (GIS)". vicsig.net. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "General News (June Anniversaries)". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 118.
  7. ↑ Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Lancefield - Gisborne via Romsey & Monegeeta & Riddells Creek Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ "473 Gisborne - Gisborne Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ↑ 474 Gisborne - Gisborne Station - demand responsive Public Transport Victoria
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