Birregurra railway station

Birregurra railway station is located on the Warrnambool line, in Victoria, Australia, serving the town of Birregurra.[1] It opened on 13 March 1877, as the temporary terminus of the line from Winchelsea. On 27 July 1877, the line was extended to Colac.[2][3]

Birregurra
Station in July 2005
Location	Birregurra Road, Birregurra Australia
Coordinates	38°19′43″S 143°47′00″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Warrnambool line
Distance	134.29 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	BGU
Fare zone	No Myki. Paper tickets apply.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	13 March 1877
Services
4 in each direction on weekdays, 3 on weekends Preceding station V/Line Following station Winchelsea towards Southern Cross Warrnambool line Colac towards Warrnambool

At one time, the station was the junction of the Forrest branch line, which opened in December 1889, and closed in March 1957.[2]

The former sheep and cattle race was abolished in 1973.[4]

The station was one of the original 35 stations to be closed under the New Deal for Country Passengers in 1981, but it received a last-minute reprieve prior to the New Deal timetable being introduced.[5]

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.[6]