Diggers Rest railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Melbourne suburb of Diggers Rest, and it opened on 2 October 1859.[1]

Diggers Rest
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2012
General information
Location	Old Calder Highway, Diggers Rest, Victoria 3427 City of Melton Australia
Coordinates	37°37′37″S 144°43′12″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury
Distance	32.69 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	550
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	DIT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	2 October 1859; 163 years ago (1859-10-02)
Rebuilt	2012
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (August 2012)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Watergardens towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Sunbury Terminus

History

Diggers Rest opened with the line on 2 October 1859, and was the terminus until the line was extended to Woodend in 1861. A small goods shed and siding were provided at that time. Interlocked gates were installed at the Calder Highway level crossing in 1928, and were replaced with boom barriers in 1982.[2] The goods siding was removed in 1989,[1] and the remaining crossover was removed in 1992.[1] The waiting room and booking lobby inside the building on Platform 1 were provided later in 1992[3] and, along with the former signal box, were restored in 2002, after being damaged by fire during the previous year.[4]

On 18 November 2012, the station was added to the metropolitan network, when the line between Watergardens and Sunbury was electrified.[5][6] As part of those works, the station was refurbished, with both platforms extended at the Up (Flinders Street) end. The car park was also enlarged.[7]

Platforms and services

Diggers Rest has two side platforms. It is served by Sunbury line trains.[8]

Platform 1:

•  Sunbury line  all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sunbury line  all stations services to Sunbury

It is planned that, by late 2025, trains on the Sunbury line will be through-routed with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

Sunbury Bus Service operates one route via Diggers Rest station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  483 : Sunbury station – Moonee Ponds Junction[9]

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2010, prior to the electrification of the line

References

External links

• Rail Geelong gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au