Beaufort railway station, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Beaufort is a railway station on the Ararat railway line in Beaufort
, Victoria
, Australia
. It is 165 km from Southern Cross Station
. The station has been re-opened since the re-opening of the Ararat line. Prior to Sunday 14 June 2009 when Wendouree
station opened, Beaufort was the only station between Ballarat
and Ararat
which has an intermediate passenger stop. The station is located between the Beaufort-Amphitheatre Road and Beaufort-Lexon Road level crossing
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Beaufort, Victoria
Beaufort is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway midway between Ararat and Ballarat, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area. It is 387 metres above sea level. At the 2001 census, Beaufort had a population of 987...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is 165 km from Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
. The station has been re-opened since the re-opening of the Ararat line. Prior to Sunday 14 June 2009 when Wendouree
Wendouree, Victoria
Wendouree is a large suburb on the north western rural-urban fringe of the City of Ballarat, in Victoria, Australia. It is the most populated suburb in urban Ballarat with a total of 10,752 inhabitants counted at the 2006 Census....
station opened, Beaufort was the only station between Ballarat
Ballarat, Victoria
Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth...
and Ararat
Ararat, Victoria
Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera...
which has an intermediate passenger stop. The station is located between the Beaufort-Amphitheatre Road and Beaufort-Lexon Road level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
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Platforms/Services
Platform 1:- Ballarat/Ararat line - intercity services to Southern Cross
- Ballarat/Ararat line - intercity services to Ararat