Wandong railway station is located on the Tocumwal line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Wandong, and opened on 11 April 1876.[1]
Wandong | |||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||
 Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Epping-Kilmore Road, Wandong, Victoria 3758 Shire of Mitchell Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°21′18″S 145°01′36″E / 37.3550°S 145.0267°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seymour Shepparton (Tocumwal) | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 55.29 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||
| Station code | WDG | ||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 April 1876 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Morphett's | ||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened as a siding named Morphett's, with the North East line to Wodonga having opened in 1872.[1][2] Soon after that, a short platform was provided alongside the road level crossing, and named Wandong. In 1896, the crossing gatehouse was converted into a station building and signal box and, in 1899, a timber bridge replaced the level crossing. Sidings for timber loading were also provided, and a narrow gauge tramway brought saw timber from nearby sawmills.
A permanent station building was provided in 1900, along with interlocking for the signals and a lever frame.[3] In 1937, a crossover at the down end of the station was abolished.[1]
The present road bridge, located at the down end of the station, dates to 1961,[2] and in the same year, siding "B" was abolished.[1] The following year, in 1962, the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line opened, operating behind Platform 1.
In 1978, all signals at the station were removed. The station building on the down platform (Platform 2) was removed in 1979,[4] and the current shelters on the platforms were provided in 1990.[3] A weatherboard shelter on the down platform had been removed by August 1991.[5]
Wandong station was damaged in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, with repairs required to two bridges, 1,200 railway sleepers, and part of the platform.[6] In August of that year, a new footbridge opened in the up direction from the station.[7] Painted bright blue, the bridge complies with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act, but has been criticised as dominating the surrounding landscape.[8]
Platforms and services
editWandong has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Seymour and Shepparton line trains.[9]
Platform 1:
- Seymour line services to Southern Cross
- Shepparton line services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Seymour line services to Seymour
- Shepparton line services to Shepparton
Gallery
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Southbound view with a V/Line Sprinter arriving at Platform 2, December 2008 -
Station platform signage on Platform 2,
October 2017
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Wandong". Vicsig. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ a b Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 89. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ^ a b Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Wandong" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1980. p. 77.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1991. p. 253.
- ^ "Rebuilding after the fires". V/Line. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ "New Railway Overpass For Wandong Now Complete". Victorian Government. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ Wong, Marcus (30 August 2009). "New Wandong footbridge dominating the landscape". Wongm's Rail Gallery. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Seymour - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
