Werribee Racecourse railway station
| Werribee Racecourse | |
| Station information | |
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| Line | Geelong |
| Distance from Southern Cross | 33.72 km |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Number of tracks | 3 |
| Station status | Closed |
| Station closed | March 1995 |
| Map of station | G-Map Link |
Werribee Racecourse is a disused station located between Werribee and Little River stations in Werribee, south-west Melbourne, Australia. The station was to serve the nearby Werribee Racecourse.[1]
Werribee Racecourse station was originally to be part of the electrified system when overhead lines were extended to Werribee in the 1980s – the overhead stanchions were built as far as the station along one track but they were never wired,[2] because the safeworking system used on the line does not permit the termination and reversal of a train once inside the section, the signals prevented electric trains from returning to Werribee.[1]
The station has been unused since 1995 when the Western standard gauge line was built, making it impossible to access the station without crossing the standard gauge track.[2] There have been calls to extend the overhead to the station to the serve the growing areas west of Werribee.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Werribee Racecourse Station". Rail Geelong. Marcus Wong. http://www.railgeelong.com/location/werribee-racecourse. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ a b "Werribee Racecourse". Victorian Railway Stations. Ross Thomson. http://www.vicrailstations.com/Port_Fairy/Werribee_Racecourse/Werribee_Racecourse.html. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
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Coordinates: 37°54′27″S 144°38′27″E / 37.90759°S 144.64070°E
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