Australia
Victoria
City of Ballarat

Ballarat

Ballarat railway station is a regional railway station located on the Ararat and Mildura railway lines. It serves the city of , Victoria, Australia, and opened on 11 April 1862 as Ballarat West.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Ballarat Central/Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia
  • Also known as: “BAL”, “Ballarat railway station”, “Ballarat station”, and “Ballarat West railway station”
  • Address: Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, VIC 3350
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Art Gallery of Ballarat and Regent Cinemas.

Museum
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The is the oldest regional art gallery in Australia. It was established in 1884 as the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery by a company of interested citizens led by James Oddie. is situated 210 metres southwest of Ballarat.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 220 metres southwest of Ballarat.

Public building
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is a public building, which is situated 270 metres south of Ballarat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballarat and Warrenheip.

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is a city about 110 km north-west of in the region of . is most noted as a former goldmining town with excellent examples of Australian colonial architecture, and as the site of the famous miners' revolt at the Eureka Stockade in 1854.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Victoria, on the eastern rural-urban fringe named after nearby . At the 2021 census, had a population of 721. is situated 6 km east of Ballarat.

Suburb
is a suburb north of Ballarat, Victoria, on the north-western rural-urban fringe of the city, 11 kilometres northwest of the Central Business District. is situated 10 km northwest of Ballarat.

Ballarat

Latitude
-37.55874° or 37° 33′ 32″ south
Longitude
143.85937° or 143° 51′ 34″ east
Elevation
484 metres (1,588 feet)
Operator
V/Line
Network
Public Transport Victoria
Open location code
4RJ5CVR5+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1763901252
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8828438
Wiki­data ID
Q4851487
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Ballarat” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Ballarat”
  • French: “Ballarat”
  • Hebrew: “בלארט”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת בלארט”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת הרכבת בלארט ווסט”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת הרכבת בלארט”
  • Malay: “Ballarat”
  • Malay: “stesen Ballarat”
  • Malay: “stesen keretapi Ballarat”
  • Slovenian: “Ballarat”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Ballarat, Awstralia”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Ballarat”

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