Warrenheip railway station, Victoria
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 V/Line VLocity train passing the junction at Warrenheip |
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| Lines | Serviceton |
| Distance from Flinders St | 107.20 km |
| Number of Platforms | 1 |
| Number of Tracks | 2 |
| Station Status | Closed |
| Station opened | February 1 1873 |
| Station closed | October 4, 1981 |
Warrenheip is a closed station located in the town of Warrenheip, on the Serviceton railway line in Victoria, Australia. The Geelong-Ballarat line junctions off at the down end of the former station.
The line though the station opened in 1862, on the double track railway from Geelong to Ballarat.[1] The station opened in 1873, becoming a junction in 1879 when a branch line was built towards Gordon station, the direct line to Melbourne not completed until 1889.[2] The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on October 4, 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[3] In 1995 the double line from Ballarat to Warrenheip was converted to two parallel and independent lines, and the junction abolished. An unattended crossing loop remains on the line to Geelong.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Rail Geelong - Geelong Line Guide. www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Andrew Waugh. Warrenheip station. Victorian Station Histories. www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail: page 319. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
- ^ North Geelong to Yelta. V/Line ~ Network Access ~ Information Pack. www.vline.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
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