Avoca railway station explained

Avoca railway station
Style:Australian closed station
Coordinates:-37.0808°N 143.4793°W
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Opened:1876
Closed:1979
Status:Closed

Avoca railway station is a railway station on the Avoca line in the town of Avoca, Victoria. It was first opened on Saturday, 21 October 1876 however was closed for gauge conversion on Friday, 14 April 1995. Again the railway was opened on Sunday, 28 April 1995, then the line was booked out of service on Friday, 21 January 2005. Although no longer in use, Avoca retains a brick station building, platform and goods shed.

In 2017, there was a proposal entitled the, Murray Basin rail project designed to link Mildura to Portland with standard gauge track to carry grain and mineral sands. This upgrading will include the Maryborough to Ararat section of the line, past the site of the disused Avoca station.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Re-opening

The Maryborough to Ararat rail freight line was officially re-opened at Avoca early in 2018 after more than 13 years of siting idle.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murray Basin Rail Project. 2013. Public Transport Victoria. 22 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804053404/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/projects/rail-projects/murray-basin-rail-project/. 4 August 2017. dead.
  2. News: Rail freight Victoria: Works to cause more delays for grain . Hunt, Peter. 26 May 2017. The Weekly Times. 22 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Murray Basin rail project . 24 June 2017 . 8 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190308032052/https://corporate.vline.com.au/murraybasinrail . dead .
  4. News: Murray Basin network upgrade contract awarded . Smith, Keven. 27 June 2017. International Rail Journal.
  5. News: 13 January 2018. Rail freight is back on the Maryborough-Ararat line. The Courier. 16 July 2018.