Diggers Rest railway station
Diggers Rest | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Old Calder Highway, Diggers Rest Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′37″S 144°43′12″E / 37.627°S 144.720°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sunbury | ||||||||||
| Distance | 32.69 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 550 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | DIT | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 October 1859 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Diggers Rest railway station is located on the Sunbury line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Melbourne suburb of Diggers Rest, and it opened on 2 October 1859.[1]
History
Diggers Rest opened on 2 October 1859 with the line, and was also the terminus, until the line was extended to Woodend in 1861. A small goods shed and siding were provided at this time. Interlocked gates were provided at the Calder Highway level crossing in 1928, and were replaced with boom barriers in 1982.[2] The goods siding was removed in 1989, and the remaining crossover was removed in 1992. The waiting room and booking lobby inside the building on Platform 1 were provided later in 1992,[3] and along with the former signal box, was restored in 2002, after it was damaged by fire during the previous year.[4]
On 18 November 2012, the station was added to the metropolitan network, when the line between Watergardens and Sunbury was electrified.[5][6] As part of these works, the station was refurbished, with both platforms extended at the Up (Flinders Street) end. The car park was also enlarged.[7]
Platforms & services
Diggers Rest has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.[8]
Platform 1:
- Sunbury line all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Sunbury line services to Sunbury
Transport links
Sunbury Bus Service operates one route via Diggers Rest station:
Gallery
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Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2010
References
- ^ Diggers Rest Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1982. p. 215.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1992. p. 331.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2002. p. 186.
- ^ "Sunbury Electrification Overview". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Sunbury Electrification Station Improvements". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Sunbury Electrification Project diggersrest.com 3 July 2009
- ^ "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "483 Sunbury - Moonee Ponds via Diggers Rest". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Rail Geelong gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au