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Wandong railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Wandong, and it opened on 11 April 1876.[1]

Wandong
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view in December 2008
General information
Location	Epping-Kilmore Road, Wandong, Victoria 3758 Shire of Mitchell Australia
Coordinates	37°21′18″S 145°01′36″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	North East
Distance	55.29 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	WDG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	11 April 1876; 146 years ago (1876-04-11)
Rebuilt	1990
Previous names	Morphett's
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Heathcote Junction towards Southern Cross Seymour line Kilmore East towards Seymour Heathcote Junction Limited service towards Southern Cross Shepparton line Kilmore East towards Shepparton Wallan towards Southern Cross

History

The station opened on 11 April 1876, as a siding named Morphett's, with the North East line to Wodonga having opened in 1872.[1][2] Soon after that, a short platform was provided alongside the road level crossing, and named Wandong. In 1896, the crossing gatehouse was converted into a station building and signal box, and in 1899, a timber bridge replaced the level crossing. Sidings for timber loading were also provided, and a narrow gauge tramway brought saw timber from nearby sawmills.

A permanent station building was provided in 1900, along with interlocking for the signals and a lever frame.[3] In 1937, a crossover at the Down end of the station was abolished.[1]

The present road bridge, located at the Down end of the station, dates to 1961,[2] and in the same year, siding "B" was abolished.[1] The following year, in 1962, the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line opened, operating behind Platform 1.

In 1978, all signals at the station were removed. The station building on the Down platform (Platform 2) was removed in 1979,[4] while the present shelters on the platforms were provided in 1990.[3] A weatherboard shelter on the Down platform was removed by August 1991.[5]

Wandong station was damaged in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, with repairs required to two bridges, 1,200 railway sleepers, and part of the platform.[6] In August of that year, a new footbridge opened in the Up direction of the station.[7] Painted bright blue, the bridge complies with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act, and has been criticised as dominating the surrounding landscape.[8]

Platforms and services

Wandong has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Seymour and Shepparton line services.[9]

Platform 1:

•  Seymour line  services to Southern Cross
•  Shepparton line  services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Seymour line  services to Seymour
•  Shepparton line  services to Shepparton

References

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery

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