Wallan railway station

Wallan
Wallan
PTV regional rail station
	Station building on Platform 2, November 2012
General information
Location	Station Street,; Wallan, Victoria 3756; Shire of Mitchell ; Australia
Coordinates	37°25′00″S145°00′19″E / 37.4168°S 145.0053°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Seymour Shepparton ; (Tocumwal)
Distance	47.49 kilometres from; Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed part-time
Station code	WAN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	18 April 1872;152 years ago
Rebuilt	April 2020
Services
	Wandong towards Shepparton
Location
	Wallan Location within Victoria

Last updated May 07, 2024

Wallan railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Wallan, and opened on 18 April 1872.^[1]

History

The station opened as Wallan Wallan on 18 April 1872, the North East line to Wodonga having opened a few months earlier. The main town on the Hume Highway has since become known as Wallan, while the township beside the railway has become known as Wallan East.^[2]

The first goods shed was provided in 1873, with a loading platform for timber erected the following year. In 1876, the goods shed was replaced, and the current wooden building on the down platform (Platform 2) provided.^[2] The first lever frame was provided in 1895, with a separate signal box on the up platform (Platform 1) provided in 1916.

Wallan was provided with a number of sidings to marshal trains for the Heathcote line, which branched off the North East line at Heathcote Junction. A small locomotive depot was also provided, along with a 50 feet (15 m) long turntable in 1892. Due to increasing timber traffic on the Heathcote line, the yard was substantially expanded in 1913, including sidings worked by gravity. In 1933, an additional 70 feet (21 m) turntable was provided.^[2]

In 1962, the Melbourne–Albury standard gauge line was opened, running behind Platform 1, with a passing loop provided to the east of Wallan station. The loop was extended by 650 metres, from 900m to 1500m, in 2000.^[3] Also in 1962, boom barriers were provided at the Wallan Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station.^[1]

Between 1961 and 1965, the locomotive servicing facilities were removed,^[2] while the late 1980s and early 1990s saw the removal of the remaining sidings. Further removal of a number of points and signals was undertaken in April 1991.^[4] It was also around this time that a crossover was provided at the down end of the station.^[4] The signal box was removed in 1995, and replaced by a new lever frame in the station building. The frame was built from parts of the Craigieburn frame, and was the last new frame to be installed on a mainline railway in Victoria.^[3]

In August 2018, plans for a station upgrade were announced, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project.^[5] Works included the provision of more car parking spaces, an upgraded bus interchange, extra platform shelters, and a lengthening of the Melbourne-bound platform at the up end, to accommodate six-carriage trains. The upgrades to the bus interchange and the car park had been completed by November 2019,^[6] with the remaining works completed by early 2020.^[7]

Beveridge station, now demolished, was located between Wallan and Donnybrook stations.

Platforms and services

Wallan has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Seymour and Shepparton line trains.^[8]

Platform 1:

Seymour line services to Southern Cross
Shepparton line services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

Seymour line services to Seymour
Shepparton line services to Shepparton

Transport links

Mitchell Transit operates five routes to and from Wallan station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

1 : to Wallan Central ^[9]
2 : to Springridge^[10]
3 : to Wallara Waters^[11]
Link Bus A : to Springridge^[12]
Link Bus B : to Wallara Waters^[13]

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References

1 2 Wallan Vicsig
1 2 3 4 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
1 2 Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories – Wallan" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1991. p. 253.
↑ "Donnybrook and Wallan stations to receive $24 million upgrades". Rail Express. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
↑ "Wallan Station car park upgrades and new bus interchange". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
↑ "Wallan Station". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
↑ Seymour – Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
↑ "Wallan 1 Wallan Station - Wallan Central". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "Wallan 2 Wallan Station - Springridge". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "Wallan 3 Wallan Station - Wallara Waters Shuttle". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "Wallan Station – Springridge via Wallan Central (Link A)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
↑ "Wallan Station – Wallara Waters Shuttle (Link B)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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[VicsigWallan-1] 1 2 Wallan Vicsig

[KWTurton-2] 1 2 3 4 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.

[VRHistory-3] 1 2 Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories – Wallan" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 December 2008.

[newsrail-4] 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1991. p. 253.

[5] "Donnybrook and Wallan stations to receive $24 million upgrades". Rail Express. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[6] "Wallan Station car park upgrades and new bus interchange". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

[7] "Wallan Station". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

[8] Seymour – Melbourne Public Transport Victoria

[9] "Wallan 1 Wallan Station - Wallan Central". Public Transport Victoria.

[10] "Wallan 2 Wallan Station - Springridge". Public Transport Victoria.

[11] "Wallan 3 Wallan Station - Wallara Waters Shuttle". Public Transport Victoria.

[12] "Wallan Station – Springridge via Wallan Central (Link A)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

[13] "Wallan Station – Wallara Waters Shuttle (Link B)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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