Bayswater railway station, Melbourne

Bayswater station opened on 4 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood was extended to Upper Ferntree Gully.^[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Bayswater House, a large property owned by bookmaker and publisher James John Miller.^[5] The property itself was named after Miller's birthplace in London.^[5] During construction, the station was known as Macaulay, which was the name of a nearby post office.^[4][5]

In 1957, duplication of the line between Bayswater and Lower Fern Tree Gully occurred.^[4]

In 1970, boom barriers were provided at the former Mountain Highway level crossing, which was located in the up direction of the station.^[6] In 1977, the former ground-level station building was provided.^[4][7]

On 19 December 1982, the former ground-level island platform was provided, as part of the duplication of the line between Bayswater and Ringwood.^[8] In that year, boom barriers were provided at the nearby Scoresby Road level crossing, in the down direction from the station.^[4]

Bayswater was once the destination for freight services conveying cement, with the last train operating on 24 June 1987, after which the traffic was relocated to Lyndhurst, near Dandenong.^[9]

In April 1998, a train maintenance centre and stabling facilities opened adjacent to the station, as part of the replacement of the Jolimont Yard.^[10] The buildings are approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, and under-carriage and overhead work.^[11] In that year, a signal panel at the station was abolished and moved to Ringwood.^[10] In 2001, Bayswater was upgraded to a premium station.

In 2016 as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, level crossings were removed from either side of the station, at Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road,^[12] and in conjunction with the grade separation, a new station was built below ground level.^[13] The ground level station was closed on 15 October 2016 and subsequently demolished; on 12 December 2016, the new station opened to passengers.

Bayswater has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.^[14]

Ventura Bus Lines operates eight routes via Bayswater station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  664 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Westfield Knox^[16]
•  745B : to Boronia station^[17]
•  745C : to Wantirna Primary School^[18]
•  745D : to Wantirna Primary School^[19]
•  753 : to Glen Waverley station^[20]
•  755 : to Westfield Knox^[21]
• Night Bus  967 : Glen Waverley station – Croydon station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[22]

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  Former ground-level station entrance, April 2006, prior to the 2016 rebuild.
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  Southbound view of the former ground-level station, March 2007. The train maintenance depot is in the background.
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  Platform 1 signage, November 2022. The train maintenance depot is in the background.