Rupertswood railway station
Rupertswood | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 37°34′15″S 144°44′11″E / 37.5708°S 144.7365°E |
| Owned by | VicTrack |
| Operated by | V/Line |
| Line(s) | Bendigo |
| Distance | 39.50 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Platforms | 2 side |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed |
| Station code | RPW |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 December 1913 |
| Closed | December 2004 |
Rupertswood railway station is located on the Melbourne - Bendigo railway in the north-western Melbourne suburb of Sunbury in Victoria, Australia. It was the last station in the state that operated only to service school traffic, with services only stopping to pick up and drop off traffic for the adjacent Salesian College.
The platforms were opened sometime between 1909 and 1913 to serve the Rupertswood mansion. Until World War II, the main use of the platforms was for the annual picnic held at Rupertswood. From 1962 the platform had been used daily by students attending the college until 2004, when the Victorian government embarked on the Regional Fast Rail project. Due to the school traffic only status it was officially closed in December 2004.[1][2]
References
- ^ Rupertswood Vicsig
- ^ Rupertswood Victorian Railway History
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbury | style="background:#Template:Victoria color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Melbourne - Bendigo railway | style="background:#Template:Victoria color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Clarkefield |
| List of closed railway stations in Victoria | ||||