Ararat railway station

Ararat
PTV regional and Journey Beyond inter-city rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2, April 2022
General information
Location	Birdwood Avenue, Ararat, Victoria 3377 Rural City of Ararat Australia
Coordinates	37°16′56″S 142°56′12″E / 37.2823°S 142.9367°E / -37.2823; 142.9367
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line Journey Beyond
Line(s)	Ararat (Ararat) The Overland (Western SG)
Distance	210.82 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 side, 1 bay)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed
Station code	ART
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 April 1875; 149 years ago (1875-04-07)
Closed	27 May 1994
Rebuilt	11 July 2004
Passengers
2013–2014	42,882[1]
2014–2015	42,447[1]  1.01%
2015–2016	41,630[1]  1.92%
2016–2017	40,522[1]  2.66%
2017–2018	Not measured[1]
2018–2019	42,750[1]  5.49%
2019–2020	31,700[1]  25.84%
2020–2021	15,500[1]  51.1%
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Beaufort towards Southern Cross Ararat line Terminus Beaufort towards Ballarat Ararat line One daily shuttle service Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station Stawell towards Adelaide The Overland North Shore towards Melbourne
Former service Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Terminus   Ararat–Maryborough line   Ben Nevis
Location Ararat Location within Victoria

Ararat railway station is located on the Ararat and Western standard gauge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Ararat, and opened on 7 April 1875.^[2]

The station is the terminus of the broad gauge line from Southern Cross in Melbourne; and the junction for the Western standard gauge line to Adelaide, the standard gauge line to Maryborough via Avoca, and the Portland line.

Ararat is served by a passenger service operated by V/Line to Melbourne, and Journey Beyond's The Overland passenger service to Adelaide.