It serves the north-western suburb of Wendouree, in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 12 June 2009.

[4] In 1992, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Gillies Street level crossing, in the up direction from the present station.

[5] At Gillies Street, near the site of the current station, there was a 19th-century signal box, which controlled the Ballarat Cattle Yards junction.

After falling into disrepair, the Public Transport Corporation was approached by Kim Lynden, who successfully tendered to move the building to Blampied in 1998, where it is used as a bed and breakfast facility.

[6] On 8 September 2006, then Victorian Premier, Steve Bracks, announced a new station would be built to relieve congestion at Ballarat, following a passenger boom after the completion of the Regional Fast Rail project.