Donnybrook railway station
Donnybrook | ||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Donnybrook Road, Donnybrook | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°32′31″S 144°58′12″E / 37.5420°S 144.9701°ECoordinates: 37°32′31″S 144°58′12″E / 37.5420°S 144.9701°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North East | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 33.21 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed station | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | DNK | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 October 1872 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Donnybrook railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Donnybrook opening on 14 October 1872.[1]
A closed signal box is located on Platform 2. All the signals and the crossover points and the signal control levers inside the signal box were removed in March 2011.[2]
History
Donnybrook station opened on 14 October 1872 with a single platform on the west side, the railway having opened a few months earlier as part of the North East railway to Wodonga.[3]
In 1882 a second platform provided but duplication in both directions was not completed for a few more years. A goods shed was erected in 1888, while the current station building dates to 1900.[3] The last siding was abolished in 1989.[4]
Until 1998 the station was the terminus for some V/Line services from Craigieburn station passengers as it had a crossover between the two tracks,[4] until Seymour services were upgraded and the suburban services were extended to Craigieburn. Boom barriers were also provided on Donnybrook Road around the same time.[4]
In 1962 the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line behind Platform 1 opened, with the 900 metre Donnybrook Loop. Since 2011 the loop has been extended into a 6.8 kilometres long 'passing lane' as part of the Australian Rail Track Corporation Melbourne – Sydney upgrade program,[5] but has since been cut back to 2 kilometres in length.[6][7]
Former station Beveridge was located between Donnybrook and Wallan.
Platforms & services
Donnybrook has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Seymour line services.[8]
Platform 1:
- Seymour line: services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Seymour line: services to Seymour
References
- ↑ Donnybrook Vicsig
- ↑ "Network Operating Requirements" (PDF). V/Line Network Access: Information Pack. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 88. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Donnybrook" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ↑ Donnybrook Passing Lane– Information Sheet South Improvement Alliance November 2007
- ↑ Program of Works South Improvement Alliance
- ↑ New Donnybrook Passing Loop Completed Minister for Infrastructure & Transport 29 July 2011
- ↑ Seymour - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria