Harcourt is a closed station located on the Bendigo line. It served the township of Harcourt and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[1]
Harcourt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Bendigo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 4 October 1981 | |||||||||||||||
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A 10-ton crane at the station was abolished in 1973.[2]
The station building on the former down platform housed the studios of Goldfields Community Access Radio (3CCC) from 1982 to 2006.[3]
Reopening proposals
editIn August 2018, the state government announced that it intended to re-open the station if it was re-elected at the 2018 state election.[4]
Pushes for Harcourt to reopen have been proposed for many years since the closure.
References
edit- ^ Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
- ^ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
- ^ Kernebone, Elspeth (31 August 2018). "Premier Daniel Andrews and Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan promise upgrades to Bendigo-Kynton rail line". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
37°00′15″S 144°15′11″E / 37.0041°S 144.2530°E
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