Hopetoun railway station

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Hopetoun Railway Station was a railway station on the Patchewollock railway line. It was opened in April of 1894 and closed to passengers in 1976 with the cessation of the railmotor service from Murtoa railway station. By 1956, the telegraph equipment was removed, by 1970, the turntable was removed and by 1977, the Station master was removed. The station building has since been removed, and only the Grain silos/goods shed remains.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Hopetoun
General information
LocationAustralia
Owned byVicTrack
Line(s)Patchewollock
Other information
Statusbuilding demolished, silo remains
History
OpenedApril 1894
Closed1976 (to passengers)
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
  Patchewollock line  
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

References[]

  1. ^ "VicRailStations - Hopetoun". VicRailStations.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Hopetoun Railway Station". Railpage. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  3. ^ "Hopetoun | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  4. ^ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  5. ^ Bibliophile (2013-01-20). "Wimmera...way back when: Railways - Patchewollock line". Wimmera...way back when. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  6. ^ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 2021-12-02.

Coordinates: 35°43′50.5″S 142°21′41.5″E / 35.730694°S 142.361528°E / -35.730694; 142.361528

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