Wandong railway station

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Wandong
PTV regional rail station
Wandong railway station.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2017
General information
LocationEpping-Kilmore Road,
Wandong, Victoria 3758
Shire of Mitchell
Australia
Coordinates 37°21′18″S145°01′36″E / 37.3550°S 145.0267°E / -37.3550; 145.0267
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Seymour Shepparton
(Tocumwal)
Distance55.29 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWDG
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened11 April 1876;148 years ago (1876-04-11)
Rebuilt1990
Previous namesMorphett's
Services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Heathcote Junction
towards Southern Cross
Seymour line Kilmore East
towards Seymour
Heathcote Junction
Limited service
towards Southern Cross
Shepparton line Kilmore East
towards Shepparton
Wallan
towards Southern Cross
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Wandong
Location within Victoria

Wandong railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Wandong, and opened on 11 April 1876. [1]

Contents

History

The station opened as a siding named Morphett's, with the North East line to Wodonga having opened in 1872. [1] [2] Soon after that, a short platform was provided alongside the road level crossing, and named Wandong. In 1896, the crossing gatehouse was converted into a station building and signal box and, in 1899, a timber bridge replaced the level crossing. Sidings for timber loading were also provided, and a narrow gauge tramway brought saw timber from nearby sawmills.

A permanent station building was provided in 1900, along with interlocking for the signals and a lever frame. [3] In 1937, a crossover at the down end of the station was abolished. [1]

The present road bridge, located at the down end of the station, dates to 1961, [2] and in the same year, siding "B" was abolished. [1] The following year, in 1962, the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line opened, operating behind Platform 1.

In 1978, all signals at the station were removed. The station building on the down platform (Platform 2) was removed in 1979, [4] and the current shelters on the platforms were provided in 1990. [3] A weatherboard shelter on the down platform had been removed by August 1991. [5]

Wandong station was damaged in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, with repairs required to two bridges, 1,200 railway sleepers, and part of the platform. [6] In August of that year, a new footbridge opened in the up direction from the station. [7] Painted bright blue, the bridge complies with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act, but has been criticised as dominating the surrounding landscape. [8]

Platforms and services

Wandong has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Seymour and Shepparton line trains. [9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Wandong". Vicsig. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 89. ISBN   0-85849-012-9.
  3. 1 2 Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Wandong" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1980. p. 77.
  5. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1991. p. 253.
  6. ↑ "Rebuilding after the fires". V/Line. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  7. ↑ "New Railway Overpass For Wandong Now Complete". Victorian Government. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  8. ↑ Wong, Marcus (30 August 2009). "New Wandong footbridge dominating the landscape". Wongm's Rail Gallery. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Seymour - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
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