Wallan railway station

Wallan
Station information
Code WAN
Distance from
Southern Cross		 47.49 km
Operator V/Line
Lines Albury,
Shepparton
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 3 (2 BG, 1 SG)
Status Manned part-time
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Wallan is a railway station on the North East railway serving the town of Wallan, Victoria, Australia. Wallan station is manned part-time and is located at the northern end of the Wallan-Whittlesea Road level crossing. The Melbourne - Sydney standard gauge line is adjacent to the station, as is a crossing loop.

Contents

Facilities

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 has a large shelter, while platform 2 backs onto a large weatherboard building with an enclosed waiting room, signal bay, and a ticker office inside. A work camp site is located at the station, whilst a disused shed is located on the UP platform. The station underwent refurbishment in 2007 as part of the Parkways program, with the car park being expanded.

Platforms and services

The station is primarily served by V/Line trains on the Seymour and Shepparton lines, with no long distance trains to Albury stopping at the station.[1]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

History

The station originally opened as Wallan Wallan on 18 April 1872, the railway having opened a few months earlier as part of the North East railway to Wodonga. The main town on the Hume Highway has since become known as Wallan, while the township beside the railway has become known as Wallan East.[2] The station is where the North East line starts to climb the Great Dividing Range, with watering facilities provided for steam locomotives.

The first goods shed was provided in 1873 with a loading platform for timber erected the next year. In 1876 the goods shed was replaced, and the current wooden building on the down platform provided.[2] The first lever frame was provided in 1895, with a separate signal box on the up platform provided in 1916.

Wallan was provided with a number of sidings to marshal trains for the Heathcote line opened in 1888, which left the North East line at Heathcote Junction. A small locomotive depot was also provided, along with a 50 feet (15 m) long turntable in 1892. The rail yard was substantially expanded in 1913 for increasing timber traffic on the Heathcote line, including sidings worked by gravity. In 1933 an additional 70 feet (21 m) turntable was provided.[2]

Between 1961 and 1965 the locomotive servicing facilities were removed,[2] while the late 1980s and early 1990s saw the removal of the remaining sidings. The signal box was removed in 1995, and replaced by a new lever frame in the station building. This frame was built from parts of the Craigieburn frame and is the last new frame to be installed on mainline railways in Victoria.[3]

The parallel standard gauge line opened in 1962 and a passing loop was provided to the east of Wallan station. This loop was extended by 650 metres in 2000.[3]

References

  1. ^ V/Line Seymour Line Timetable (Effective 9 November 2008)
  2. ^ a b c d Turton, Keith W. (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. pages 88–89. ISBN 0 85849 012 9. 
  3. ^ a b Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Wallan". www.vrhistory.com. http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Wallan.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-24. 
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Beveridge Station is demolished and was located between Wallan and Donnybrook stations.