Birregurra railway station

Birregurra

Station in July 2005
Location Birregurra Road, Birregurra
Coordinates 38°19′43″S 143°47′00″E / 38.3287°S 143.7832°E / -38.3287; 143.7832Coordinates: 38°19′43″S 143°47′00″E / 38.3287°S 143.7832°E / -38.3287; 143.7832
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Port Fairy
Distance 134.29 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 6 bays
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code BGU
Fare zone Myki zone 10
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 13 March 1877
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Warrnambool line
toward Warrnambool

Birregurra railway station is located on the Port Fairy line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Birregurra, opening on 13 March 1877, as the temporary terminus of the line from Winchelsea. On 27 July 1877, the line was extended to Colac.[1][2]

At one time, the station was the junction of the Forrest branch line, which opened in December 1889 and closed in March 1957.[1]

The station was one of the original 35 stations to be closed under the New Deal for Country Passengers in 1981. However, the station received a last minute reprieve prior to the New Deal timetable.[3]

All the sidings formerly provided have been removed, but the original station building remains on the platform as well as an iron water tower behind it. In 1996, the run-down station building was restored under the auspices of the South Western Railway Society utilising people employed through the federal government’s New Work Opportunities scheme.[4]

Platforms and services

Birregurra has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line's Warrnambool line services.[5]

Platform 1:

References

  1. 1 2 Colac Vicsig
  2. Colac Station Rail Geelong
  3. "Traffic". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). November 1981. p. 271.
  4. "Birregurra Station". South Western Railway Society. Archived from the original on October 11, 2006. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  5. Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria

External links

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