Wandong railway station, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Wandong is a railway station on the North East railway in the town of Wandong
, Victoria
, Australia
. It is only two kilometres from Heathcote Junction station, an oddity on the Victorian country railway network.
s each with a small shelter. The station is primarily served by V/Line
trains on the Seymour and Shepparton lines, with no long distance trains to Albury stopping at the station.
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
. Soon after a short platform was provided alongside the road crossing and named Wandong. In 1896 the crossing gatehouse was converted into 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
. The present road bridge dates to 1961, while all signals were removed in 1978, and the bus shelters on the platforms were provided in 1990.
Wandong station was damaged in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires with two bridges, 1200 railway sleepers and part of platform requiring repairs. In August 2009 a new footbridge was opened at the Melbourne end of the station, halfway towards Heathcote Junction station. The bridge cost $4.2 million, an increase over the $1.5 million the project was costed at when announced by the State Government in 2006. Painted bright blue, the bridge has been criticised for dominating the surrounding landscape.
Wandong, Victoria
Wandong is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is about north of the state capital, Melbourne, on the Hume Highway. It is located right next to the town of Heathcote Junction, and at the 2006 census, the two towns had a population of 1,490.. The main centre nearest Wandong is Kilmore.Wandong...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is only two kilometres from Heathcote Junction station, an oddity on the Victorian country railway network.
Platforms and services
The station has two side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s each with a small shelter. The station is primarily served by V/Line
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
trains on the Seymour and Shepparton lines, with no long distance trains to Albury stopping at the station.
Platform 1:
- Seymour and Shepparton lines - intercity services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Seymour and Shepparton lines - intercity services to Kilmore East, Seymour and Shepparton
History
The station opened in 1876 as a siding named Morphett's, the railway having opened in 1872 as part of the North East railway to WodongaWodonga, Victoria
Wodonga is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. Adjacent to Wodonga across the border is the New South Wales city of Albury. Wodonga is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA...
. Soon after a short platform was provided alongside the road crossing and named Wandong. In 1896 the crossing gatehouse was converted into 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
Interlocking
In railway signalling, an interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings. The signalling appliances and tracks are sometimes collectively referred to as an interlocking plant...
for the signals and a lever frame
Lever frame
Mechanical railway signalling installations rely on lever frames for their operation to interlock the signals and points to allow the safe operation of trains in the area the signals control...
. The present road bridge dates to 1961, while all signals were removed in 1978, and the bus shelters on the platforms were provided in 1990.
Wandong station was damaged in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires with two bridges, 1200 railway sleepers and part of platform requiring repairs. In August 2009 a new footbridge was opened at the Melbourne end of the station, halfway towards Heathcote Junction station. The bridge cost $4.2 million, an increase over the $1.5 million the project was costed at when announced by the State Government in 2006. Painted bright blue, the bridge has been criticised for dominating the surrounding landscape.