Harcourt railway station

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Harcourt
General information
Line(s) Bendigo
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Closed4 October 1981
Services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Castlemaine Bendigo line Ravenswood
towards Bendigo
List of closed railway stations in Victoria

Harcourt is a closed station located on the Bendigo line. It served the township of Harcourt and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers. [1]

A 10-ton crane at the station was abolished in 1973. [2]

The station building on the former down platform housed the studios of Goldfields Community Access Radio (3CCC) from 1982 to 2006. [3]

Reopening proposals

In August 2018, the state government announced that it intended to re-open the station if it was re-elected at the 2018 state election. [4]

Pushes for Harcourt to reopen have been proposed for many years since the closure.

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References

  1. Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
  2. "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
  4. Kernebone, Elspeth (31 August 2018). "Premier Daniel Andrews and Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan promise upgrades to Bendigo-Kynton rail line". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

Coordinates: 37°00′15″S144°15′11″E / 37.0041°S 144.2530°E / -37.0041; 144.2530