Warrenheip railway station
Warrenheip | |
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 V/Line VLocity train on the Ballarat-Melbourne line, passing the junction at Warrenheip | |
| Line(s) | Serviceton |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 February 1873 |
| Closed | 4 October 1981 |
Warrenheip is a closed station located in the town of Warrenheip, on the Serviceton railway line in Victoria, Australia. The junction of the Geelong-Ballarat line is at the down end of the former station site.
The double track Geelong to Ballarat railway, which ran though the area, opened in 1862.[1] The station opened in 1873, becoming a junction in 1879 when a branch line was built towards Gordon station. That branch eventually became the direct line to Melbourne, which was completed in 1889.[2]
The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 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]
References
- ↑ "Rail Geelong - Geelong Line Guide". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ↑ Andrew Waugh. "Warrenheip station" (PDF). Victorian Station Histories. www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ↑ Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
- ↑ "North Geelong to Yelta" (PDF). V/Line ~ Network Access ~ Information Pack. www.vline.com.au. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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Coordinates: 37°34′41″S 143°55′23″E / 37.57806°S 143.92306°E