Diggers Rest railway station
Diggers Rest | |||||||||||
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Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2012 | |||||||||||
Location | Old Calder Highway, Diggers Rest | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°37′37″S 144°43′12″E / 37.627°S 144.720°ECoordinates: 37°37′37″S 144°43′12″E / 37.627°S 144.720°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Sunbury | ||||||||||
Distance | 32.69 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 550 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
Station code | DIT | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 2 October 1859 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Diggers Rest railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Melbourne suburb of Diggers Rest opening on 2 October 1859.[1]
History
Diggers Rest station opened on 2 October 1859 with the line, being the terminus until the line was extended to Woodend in 1861. A small goods shed and siding were provided at this time. Interlocked gates were provided at the Calder Highway level crossing in 1928, and were replaced with boom barriers in 1982. The goods siding was removed in 1989 and the remaining crossover was removed in 1992.
On 18 November 2012 the station was added to the metropolitan network when the line from Watergardens to Sunbury was electrified.[2][3] As part of these works the station was refurbished with both platforms extended at the southern end. The car park was also enlarged.[4]
Platforms & services
Diggers Rest has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.[5]
Platform 1:
- Sunbury line: services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Sunbury line: services to Sunbury
Travel links
Sunbury Bus Service operates one route via Diggers Rest station:
References
- ↑ Diggers Rest Vicsig
- ↑ "Sunbury Electrification Overview". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sunbury Electrification Station Improvements". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ↑ Sunbury Electrification Project diggersrest.com 3 July 2009
- ↑ Sunbury Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 483 Sunbury - Moonee Ponds timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Media related to Diggers railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Rail Geelong gallery
- Melway