Stawell railway station

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Stawell
Journey Beyond inter-city rail station
Stawell railway station.jpg
North-east bound view of the station building and platform, August 2011
General information
LocationNapier Street,
Stawell, Victoria 3380
Shire of Northern Grampians
Australia
Coordinates 37°03′34″S142°46′22″E / 37.05944°S 142.77278°E / -37.05944; 142.77278
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Journey Beyond
Line(s) The Overland Great Southern
(Western standard gauge)
Distance241.14 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks2
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Victoria coach logo.svg Coach
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSTL
Fare zone Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened14 April 1876;148 years ago (1876-04-14)
Closed21 August 1993
RebuiltApril 2011
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesWild Cat (1876-1877)
Services
Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station
Horsham
towards Adelaide
The Overland Ararat
towards Melbourne
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Stawell
Location within Victoria

Stawell railway station is located on the Western standard gauge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Stawell, and it opened on 14 April 1876. [1]

Contents

It initially served as the temporary terminus of the line from Ararat until 17 December 1878, when the line was extended to Murtoa. [1]

History

The station was first built in 1877, following the extension of the Serviceton line from Ararat. The Ararat to Stawell railway line was first approved by the Victorian Government by Act No. 475, which passed into law on 25 November 1873. In 1876, the Ararat to Stawell line was completed, and a temporary station was set up just south of the town. This was named Wild Cat, and was only used until the completion of the current station.

Boom barriers were provided at the nearby Seaby Street level crossing in 1978, replacing hand-operated gates. [2]

In 1981, the former water tower was dismantled. The tower dated back to around 1910–15. [3]

Rationalisation of the yard occurred in 1984, including removing two roads at the up end, and No. 4 road also was abolished. This resulted in triple crosses almost impossible to occur. [4]

CTC signalling was provided at Stawell during 1985. Rationalisation also occurred again around this time, with No. 2 road (crossing loop) abolished, along with two signal boxes. [5]

The station was served by V/Line Dimboola services, until these services were withdrawn on 21 August 1993. [6] After passenger services ceased, the Stawell and District Cultural Associated was formed. In March 1995, the association was granted use of the station, with an art gallery was opened.

For a number of years after the discontinuation of the Dimboola service, local residents called for The Overland to make an additional stop at Stawell. When it was announced that The Overland would additionally stop at Nhill in 2007, Stawell, despite representations made, was not included. [7] This was redressed, and in April 2011, The Overland commenced stopping at Stawell, with 60 seats available. [8] A $710,000 upgrade was carried out to the station in preparation for the return of train services. [9]

Platforms and services

Stawell has one platform. It is serviced by Journey Beyond The Overland services. [10]

Platform 1:


Sandlant Buses operates two routes via Stawell station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

V/Line operates a road coach service from Stawell station to Halls Gap. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 Stawell Vicsig
  2. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1978. p. 213.
  3. ↑ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1981. p. 272.
  4. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1984. p. 378.
  5. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1985. p. 281.
  6. ↑ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society: 77–82.
  7. ↑ Overland bypasses Stawell station Stawell Times 23 January 2007
  8. ↑ Trains return to Stawell Premier of Victoria 10 April 2011
  9. ↑ All Aboard: Train Services to Return to Stawell Minister for Public Transport 14 October 2010
  10. ↑ The Overland Timetable 3 January 2021 Journey Beyond
  11. ↑ 1 Stawell South Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ 2 Stawell North Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Halls Gap - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
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