Murtoa railway station
Murtoa | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 36°36′53″S 142°28′14″E / 36.61472°S 142.47056°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western SG Hopetoun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Murtoa is a disused railway station on the Serviceton railway line. Although the station is no longer used as a passenger stop, it is however still an important location for Pacific National as it is where the Hopetoun line junctioned off of the mainline.[1]
Much of the station was extensively altered in the 1980s, following the introduction of CTC between Ararat and Serviceton. The signal box was abolished, the number of roads in the yard was reduced and the local signal panel was only switched in if needed,[2] with the former staff depot closing by the end of 1988.[3] Also during 1988, the former turntable was moved to Dimboola.[3]
The station used to have a dock platform for the Hopetoun branch. People in Murtoa have called on The Overland, the interstate rail journey that runs from Adelaide to Melbourne, to make Murtoa an additional stop for the train service.[citation needed] [by whom?]
References[edit]
- ^ "Plan to restore railway station". Murtoa Progress Association. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1980. p. 76.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1988. p. 314.
External links[edit]
- "Murtoa". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- Ian (10 July 2012), Disused Rail Station, Murtoa, Victoria. Entrance from street., retrieved 22 August 2021
- "Murtoa Railway Station, c1909". Victorian Places. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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