Werribee Racecourse railway station, Melbourne
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| Werribee Racecourse | |
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| Lines | Warrnambool |
| Distance from Flinders St | 33.72 km |
| Number of Platforms | 1 |
| Number of Tracks | 3 |
| Station Status | Closed |
| Station closed | 1995 |
| Google map of station | G-Map Link |
Werribee Racecourse is a disused station located between Werribee and Little River stations in Werribee, south-west Melbourne, Australia. The station was to serve the nearby Werribee Racecourse.[1]
Werribee Racecourse station was originally to be part of the electrified system when overhead lines were extended to Werribee in the 1980s – the overhead stanchions were built as far as the station along one track but they were never wired,[2] because the safeworking system used on the line does not permit the termination and reversal of a train once inside the section, the signals preventing an electric train from returning to Werribee.[1]
The station has been unused since 1995 when the Western standard gauge line was built, making it impossible to access the station without crossing the standard gauge track.[2] There have been calls to extend the overhead to the station to the serve the growing areas west of Werribee.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Werribee Racecourse Station (HTML). Rail Geelong. Marcus Wong. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ a b Werribee Racecourse (HTML). Victorian Railway Stations. Ross Thomson. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
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