Avoca railway station

Avoca station is a railway station (on the Avoca railway 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.

Avoca railway station
Avoca station
Coordinates37°4′51.01″S 143°28′45.50″E
Line(s)Maryborough to Ararat
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1876
Closed1979
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Homebush   Avoca   Elmhurst
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

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]

See also

References
  1. "Murray Basin Rail Project". Public Transport Victoria. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. Hunt, Peter (26 May 2017). "Rail freight Victoria: Works to cause more delays for grain". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. "Murray Basin rail project".
  4. Smith, Keven (27 June 2017). "Murray Basin network upgrade contract awarded". International Rail Journal.
  5. "Rail freight is back on the Maryborough-Ararat line". The Courier. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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