Ouyen railway station

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Ouyen
Ouyen Train Station, Victoria.jpg
Southbound view of the station in June 2023
General information
Coordinates 35°04′12″S142°19′04″E / 35.0699°S 142.3177°E / -35.0699; 142.3177
Line(s) Mildura
Platforms1
Tracks4
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1903
Closed12 September 1993
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Speed   Mildura line   Red Cliffs
Junction  Pinnaroo line  Underbool
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  
Location
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Ouyen
Location within Victoria

Ouyen is a closed railway station in Ouyen, on the Mildura railway line, in Victoria, Australia. The station is the junction for the Pinnaroo line westward to Panitya and Pinnaroo.

The station opened on 15 January 1903, along with the line from Woomelang to Hattah. No facilities were provided. The line from Ouyen to Murrayville opened on 25 June 1912. In 1913, a 53' turntable was provided, the yard at this time consisting of six through roads and a number of dead-end sidings. A station building and goods shed also existed at this time. Grain silos were provided at the station in the 1930s. From 1948, a railcar passenger service was provided to Pinnaroo, with the service operating in November 1968. The turntable was removed the following year. Services to Mildura continued through to September 1993, at which point the station was closed to passengers.

Station view looking towards Melbourne from the pedestrian overpass in January 2012 Ouyen looking up 1.JPG
Station view looking towards Melbourne from the pedestrian overpass in January 2012

Flashing lights were provided at the Mallee Highway (known then as the Ouyen Highway) level crossing, located at the up end of the station, in 1973. [1]

Following Murray Basin Rail Project works, involving the conversion of the Mildura line to standard gauge, the yard was reduced to two through roads and a single dead end siding, in addition to the main running line. [2]

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References

  1. "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1973. p. 244.
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 2018. p. 279.