Loch railway station

Loch is a railway station on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station is now part of the South Gippsland Tourist railway, after passenger operations on the line ceased after Cranbourne station in 1993.

The station is maintained by volunteers of the South Gippsland Railway, and by a growing number of people within the Loch township.

The station presently features a small station building that was formerly located at Welshpool station. It was relocated to the Loch platform in 2003 following the construction of the Loch bypass road. The former station structure when operating as a V/Line service was of the pebble coated concrete Bus Shelter type, on a grass platform, featuring a large tree on the southern end of the platform - typical of many small township railway stations. It is understood a more substantial building was at Loch, prior to its sidings and goods facilities being dismantled in the 1970s.

Current Status

As of December 2013, representatives from the South and West Gippsland Transport Group have called on for state government support in the upcoming election in 2014 to see the railway line reopened as far as Leongatha by early next decade (2020), in which would see Loch station become part of the regional Victorian Rail Network for the first time since July 24, 1993.^[1]

Activities at Loch station include the monthly Lions Club Sunday Market. More community service groups are being encouraged to utilise the facility for events and activities.

Station layout

Station layout

References

http://www.sgr.org.au/about.html

Coordinates: 38°22′05″S 145°42′37″E / 38.36806°S 145.71028°E / -38.36806; 145.71028