Coordinates: 37°00′15″S 144°15′11″E / 37.0041°S 144.2530°E / -37.0041; 144.2530

Harcourt railway station

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Harcourt
General information
Line(s)Bendigo
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Closed4 October 1981
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Castlemaine
towards Southern Cross
 Bendigo line Ravenswood
towards Bendigo
List of closed railway stations in Victoria

Harcourt is a closed station located on the Bendigo line. It served the township of Harcourt and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[1]

A 10-ton crane at the station was abolished in 1973.[2]

The station building on the former down platform housed the studios of Goldfields Community Access Radio (3CCC) from 1982 to 2006.[3]

Reopening proposals

In August 2018, the state government announced that it intended to re-open the station if it was re-elected at the 2018 state election.[4]

Pushes for Harcourt to reopen have been proposed for many years since the closure.

References

  1. ^ Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
  2. ^ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
  4. ^ Kernebone, Elspeth (31 August 2018). "Premier Daniel Andrews and Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan promise upgrades to Bendigo-Kynton rail line". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

37°00′15″S 144°15′11″E / 37.0041°S 144.2530°E / -37.0041; 144.2530


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