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 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | DNK | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| 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][3]
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 line to Wodonga.[4]
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.[4] The last siding was abolished in 1989.[5]
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,[5] 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.[5]
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's Melbourne–Sydney upgrade program,[6] but has since been cut back to 2 kilometres in length.[7][8]
The former goods platform was abolished in early 1976.[9]
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.[10]
Platform 1:
- Seymour line: services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Seymour line: services to Seymour
References
- ↑ Donnybrook Vicsig
- ↑ "Dynon to Albury" (PDF). V/Line Network Access: Information Pack. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ↑ "Network Operating Requirements" (PDF). V/Line Network Access: Information Pack. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- 1 2 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 88. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- 1 2 3 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
- ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1976. p. 92.
- ↑ Seymour - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria