Birregurra railway station

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Birregurra
PTV regional rail station
Biregurra-station-2005.jpg
Southbound view of the station building and platform, July 2005
General information
LocationBirregurra Road,
Birregurra, Victoria 3242
Shire of Colac Otway
Australia
Coordinates 38°19′43″S143°47′00″E / 38.3287°S 143.7832°E / -38.3287; 143.7832
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Warrnambool (Port Fairy)
Distance134.29 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBGU
Fare zone Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened13 March 1877;147 years ago (1877-03-13)
Services
Five services in each direction on weekdays
Three services in each direction on weekends
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Winchelsea
towards Southern Cross
Warrnambool line Colac
towards Warrnambool
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Birregurra
Location within Victoria

Birregurra railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Birregurra, and opened on 13 March 1877. [1] [2]

Contents

History

When Birregurra station opened, it was the temporary terminus of the line from Winchelsea. On 27 July 1877, the extended line to Colac was opened. [2] [3]

At one time, the station was the junction of the Forrest branch line, which opened in December 1889, and closed in March 1957. [1]

The sheep and cattle race was abolished in 1973. [4]

The station was to be one of the 35 stations closed under the New Deal for Country Passengers in 1981, but received a last-minute reprieve prior to the New Deal timetable being introduced. [5]

All the sidings formerly provided have been removed, but the original station building remains on the platform, as well as an iron water tower behind it. In 1996, the run-down station building was restored under the auspices of the South Western Railway Society, utilising people employed through the Federal Government's New Work Opportunities scheme. [6]

Platforms and services

Birregurra has one platform. It is served by V/Line Warrnambool line trains. [7]

Platform 1:

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References

  1. 1 2 Birregurra Vicsig
  2. 1 2 Colac Station Rail Geelong
  3. ↑ Colac Vicsig
  4. ↑ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.
  5. ↑ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1981. p. 271.
  6. ↑ "Birregurra Station". South Western Railway Society. Archived from the original on 11 October 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
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