Homebush railway station, Victoria

Homebush railway station
Homebush railway station as it stood in the 1890s. It was burnt out in the 1980s.
General information
Coordinates37°03′47″S 143°32′07″E / 37.0631°S 143.5353°E / -37.0631; 143.5353
History
OpenedOctober 1874 (1874-10)
Closed1979 (1979) [citation needed]
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Maryborough   Avoca   Avoca

Homebush railway station is a former station on the Avoca railway line in Victoria, Australia. It served the gold-mining town of Homebush.

History

The first section of line was opened in October 1874, as a 24 km (15 mi) branch from Maryborough to Avoca. It was extended to Ararat in November 1890. Once completed, it formed a 62.8 km (39.0 mi) through-route between two main lines. In 1888, the fares to Melbourne were 20 shillings and 13 shillings.[1]

There was a Post Office at the Homebush station which opened in 1914 and was closed in 1919.[2]

In July 1959, the line between Avoca and Ararat was closed. It was reopened in October 1966 and in 1996, it was converted to standard gauge, along with the main Melbourne–Adelaide railway. The Avoca–Ararat section of the line was unused for several years, and Pacific National used it to store over 100 surplus grain wagons, until many of them were reactivated to carry the 2011–2012 harvest.

The Avoca line reopened in 2018, following a complete rebuild as part of the Murray Basin Rail Project, which extended the reach of the standard gauge network in Victoria.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Wegener, Douglas. "A History of HomeBush". Avoca and District Historical Society Inc. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ Martinich, Rex (30 January 2018). "Ararat rail freight is back after 13 years sitting idle". The Courier. Retrieved 10 March 2018.


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