Camperdown railway station

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Camperdown
PTV regional rail station
LocationPike Street,
Camperdown, Victoria 3260
Shire of Corangamite
Australia
Coordinates38°13′43″S 143°09′03″E / 38.2287°S 143.1507°E / -38.2287; 143.1507Coordinates: 38°13′43″S 143°09′03″E / 38.2287°S 143.1507°E / -38.2287; 143.1507
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Warrnambool
Distance198.50 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Staffed Part-Time
Station codeCPD
Fare zoneMyki not available. Paper ticket only.
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 July 1883
Original companyWest Coast Railway
(19 September 1993 - 31 August 2004)
Services
Four services in each direction on weekdays
Three services in each direction on weekends
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Colac
towards Southern Cross
 Warrnambool line Terang
towards Warrnambool

Camperdown railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Camperdown, and it opened on 2 July 1883.[1][2]

History[]

Camperdown opened as the terminus of the line from Colac. On 23 April 1887, the line was extended to Terang.[1][2]

The station was once the junction for the Timboon line, which branched off at the western (Down) end of the station.[2] All signalling and safeworking equipment at the junction were abolished by September 1987.[3]

By May 1969, the former turntable at the station was removed.[1] In March 1976, the refreshment rooms closed.[4] The passenger facilities were refurbished in late 1984 and early 1985.[5] It was also in 1985 that the former freight centre closed, with the freight office demolished by August of that year.[6]

In September 1988, the former No. 2 and No. 4 roads, and the sidings provided for Shell and Mobil, as well as the locomotive and works sidings, were abolished.[7] A number of signal posts were also removed, along with a ground lever frame.[7] In 1991, No. 3 road was abolished.[1]

The Warrnambool freight train crosses the weekday morning Up train to Southern Cross station in Melbourne, at the remaining crossing loop on the line. However, with services increasing to five per weekday from 2022, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project,[8] and the construction of a passing lane at Boorcan, between Camperdown and Terang stations,[8] its possible that the crossing loop (No. 2 road) could be decommissioned.[citation needed]

Platforms and services[]

Camperdown has one platform. The station building comprises a waiting room, a ticket and customer service desk, and toilets.

It is serviced by V/Line Warrnambool line services.[9]

Platform 1:

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Camperdown Vicsig
  2. ^ a b c Camperdown Station Rail Geelong
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 29.
  4. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1978. p. 185.
  5. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1984. p. 307.
  6. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1985. p. 338.
  7. ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 345.
  8. ^ a b "Warrnambool Line Upgrade: About the project". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria

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