Stawell railway station

Stawell

Stawell railway station, Victoria
Stawell railway station main building and platform
Station information
Operator GSR
Line Western SG
# Platforms 1
# Tracks 1 (SG)
Status Staffed

Stawell is a railway station on the Melbourne – Adelaide rail line, located in the town of Stawell, Victoria, Australia.

The station was once served by V/Line as part of the service to Dimboola, which was withdrawn on 21 August 1993.[1] Today, the station retains its platform and station building, with interstate standard gauge trains passing it every day. For a number of years, local residents have called on The Overland to make Stawell an additional stop for the interstate journey.[2]

In October 2010, it was announced that The Overland would stop at the station, with services to commence on Monday, 11 April 2011. There will be a bus link to Halls Gap, and 64 seats will be available at V/Line fares. A $710,000 upgrade has been carried out to the station.[3]

References

  1. ^ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 77–82. 
  2. ^ "Overland bypasses Stawell station". Stawell Times News. stawell.yourguide.com.au. 23 January 2007. http://stawell.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/overland-bypasses-stawell-station/232108.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-29. 
  3. ^ "ALL ABOARD: TRAIN SERVICES TO RETURN TO STAWELL - Premier of Victoria". Media Release from the Minister for Public Transport. www.premier.vic.gov.au. 14 October 2010. http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/newsroom/12282.html. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
Preceding station   Great Southern Railway   Following station
towards Melbourne
 The Overland
towards Adelaide

Between Stawell and Horsham, Murtoa station is currently closed.