Wallan railway station

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Wallan
PTV regional rail station
WallanTrainStation.jpg
Station building on Platform 2 in November 2012
LocationStation Street,
Wallan, Victoria 3756
Shire of Mitchell
Australia
Coordinates37°25′00″S 145°00′19″E / 37.4168°S 145.0053°E / -37.4168; 145.0053Coordinates: 37°25′00″S 145°00′19″E / 37.4168°S 145.0053°E / -37.4168; 145.0053
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)North East
Distance47.49 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Staffed Part-Time
Station codeWAN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened18 April 1872
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Donnybrook
towards Southern Cross
 Seymour line Heathcote Junction
towards Seymour
Shepparton line
Limited service
 Heathcote Junction
towards Shepparton
Broadmeadows
towards Southern Cross
 Shepparton line Wandong
towards Shepparton

Wallan railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Wallan, and it opened on 18 April 1872.[1]

History[]

The station opened as Wallan Wallan on 18 April 1872, the line having opened a few months earlier, as part of the North East line to Wodonga. The main town on the Hume Highway has since become known as Wallan, while the township beside the railway has become known as Wallan East.[2]

The first goods shed was provided in 1873, with a loading platform for timber erected the following year. In 1876, the goods shed was replaced, and the current wooden building on the Down platform (Platform 2) provided.[2] The first lever frame was provided in 1895, with a separate signal box on the Up platform (Platform 1) provided in 1916.

Wallan was provided with a number of sidings to marshal trains for the Heathcote line, which branched off the North East line at Heathcote Junction. A small locomotive depot was also provided, along with a 50 feet (15 m) long turntable in 1892. The yard was substantially expanded in 1913, for increasing timber traffic on the Heathcote line, including sidings worked by gravity. In 1933, an additional 70 feet (21 m) turntable was provided.[2]

In 1962, the Melbourne–Albury standard gauge line behind Platform 1 opened, with a passing loop provided to the east of Wallan station. This loop was extended by 650 metres, from 900m to 1500m, in 2000.[3]

Also in 1962, boom barriers were provided at the Wallan Road level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction.[1]

Between 1961 and 1965, the locomotive servicing facilities were removed,[2] while the late 1980s and early 1990s saw the removal of the remaining sidings. Further removal of a number of points and signals were undertaken in April 1991.[4] It was also around this time that a crossover was provided at the Down end of the station.[4] The signal box was removed in 1995, and replaced by a new lever frame in the station building. This frame was built from parts of the Craigieburn frame, and was the last new frame to be installed on mainline railways in Victoria.[3]

In August 2018, plans for a station upgrade were announced, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project.[5] Works included the provision of more car parking spaces, an upgraded bus interchange, extra platform shelters and a lengthening of the Melbourne-bound platform at the Up end, to accommodate six carriage trains. The upgrades to the bus interchange and the car park were completed by November 2019,[6] with the remaining works completed by early 2020.[7]

Demolished station Beveridge was located between Wallan and Donnybrook stations.

Platforms and services[]

Wallan has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Seymour and Shepparton line services.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Mitchell Transit operates five routes to and from Wallan station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  1 : to Wallan Central[9]
  •  2 : to Springridge[10]
  •  3 : to Wallara Waters[11]
  •  Link Bus A : to Springridge[12]
  •  Link Bus B : to Wallara Waters[13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Wallan Vicsig
  2. ^ a b c d Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  3. ^ a b Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Wallan" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1991. p. 253.
  5. ^ "Donnybrook and Wallan stations to receive $24 million upgrades". Rail Express. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Wallan Station car park upgrades and new bus interchange". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Wallan Station". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ Seymour - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  9. ^ "Wallan 1 Wallan Station - Wallan Central". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "Wallan 2 Wallan Station - Springridge". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "Wallan 3 Wallan Station - Wallara Waters Shuttle". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "Wallan Station - Springridge via Wallan Central (Link A)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Wallan Station - Wallara Waters Shuttle (Link B)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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