Wandong railway station
Wandong | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in December 2008 | |||||||||||
| Location | Epping-Kilmore Road, Wandong | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°21′18″S 145°01′36″E / 37.3550°S 145.0267°ECoordinates: 37°21′18″S 145°01′36″E / 37.3550°S 145.0267°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North East | ||||||||||
| Distance | 55.29 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | WDG | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 April 1876 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Wandong railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Wandong opening on 11 April 1876.[1]
History
The station opened in 1876 as a siding named Morphett's, the railway having opened in 1872 as part of the North East railway to Wodonga.[2] Soon after a short platform was provided alongside the road crossing and named Wandong. In 1896 the crossing gatehouse was converted into station building and signal box, and in 1899 a timber bridge replaced the level crossing. Sidings for timber loading were also provided, and a narrow gauge tramway brought saw timber from nearby sawmills.
A permanent station building was provided in 1900, along with interlocking for the signals and a lever frame. The present road bridge dates to 1961,[2] while all signals were removed in 1978, and the bus shelters on the platforms were provided in 1990.[3] In 1962 the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line behind Platform 1 opened.
Wandong station was damaged in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires with two bridges, 1,200 railway sleepers and part of the platform requiring repairs.[4] In August 2009 a new footbridge was opened at the southern end of the station, halfway towards Heathcote Junction.[5] Painted bright blue, the bridge has been criticised for dominating the surrounding landscape.[6]
Platforms & services
Wandong has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Seymour line services.[7]
Platform 1:
- Seymour line: services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Seymour line: services to Seymour
References
- ↑ Wandong Vicsig
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 89. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ↑ Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Wandong" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ↑ "Rebuilding after the fires". V/Line. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ↑ "New Railway Overpass For Wandong Now Complete". Victorian Government. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Wong, Marcus (30 August 2009). "Image: New Wandong footbridge dominating the landscape". Archived from the original on 6 Jan 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Seymour - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
