Homebush railway station, Victoria
Homebush railway station | |
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 Homebush railway station as it stood in the 1890s. It was burnt out in the 1980s. | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 37°03′47″S 143°32′07″E / 37.0631°S 143.5353°E |
| History | |
| Opened | October 1874 |
| Closed | 1979 [citation needed] |
Homebush railway station is a former station on the Avoca railway line in Victoria, Australia. It served the gold-mining town of Homebush.
History
The first section of line was opened as a branch from Maryborough to Avoca in October 1874. The line originally ran for 24 kilometres in length but was later was extended to 62.8 kilometers in November 1890 to Ararat. Once completed, it formed a through route between two main lines. In 1888 the fares to Melbourne were 20s and 13s.[1]
There was a Post Office at the Homebush station which opened in 1914 and was closed in 1919.[2]
In July 1959 the line between Avoca and Ararat was closed.
In October 1966 the line was reopened, and in 1996 it was converted to standard gauge, along with the main Melbourne–Adelaide railway. The Avoca–Ararat section of the line has been unused for a number of years, and Pacific National used it to store over 100 surplus grain wagons until many of them were reactivated to carry the 2011–2012 harvest.
The Avoca line reopened in 2018 after a complete rebuild as part of the Murray Basin Rail Project, which also extended the reach of the standard gauge network in Victoria.[3]
See also
- Adelaide Lead, the railway
- Ararat railway station
- Avoca railway station, Victoria
- Ben Nevis railway station
- Bung Bong, Victoria
References
- ^ Wegener, Douglas. "A history of Homebush". Avoca and District Historical Society Inc. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Post Office List". Premier Postal History. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Martinich, Rex (30 January 2018). "Ararat rail freight is back after 13 years sitting idle". The Courier. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links
- Avoca and District Historical Society
- Prior website of the Avoca and District Historical Society
- Avoca station images
- Homebush line details
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Maryborough | style="background:#Template:Victoria color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Avoca | style="background:#Template:Victoria color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Avoca |
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