Wycheproof is a closed railway station on the Kulwin line in Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia. The line that runs through the town, partly on the road is unique in Victoria, as it runs through the middle of the main street.[1] Freight trains pass through the station on their way to various locations along the line.
Wycheproof | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The station with a Steamrail Victoria train | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kulwin | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
A number of home signals at the station were abolished on 5 January 1994.[2]
The station and platform were renovated in 2010, the goods shed in 2015 and the 70' long turntable that has been leased to Steamrail Victoria, was re-opened it to rail traffic in 2021.[3][4] K class steam locomotive K167 is also statically preserved in a nearby park.
Gallery edit
-
Train headed down the main street of Broadway
References edit
- ^ "Wycheproof - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1994. p. 154.
- ^ Wycheproof turntable restored to put steam trains in the heart of the town | ABC News, retrieved 8 May 2022
- ^ "Railway Book, Wycheproof Railway, 2004". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
External links edit
36°04′55″S 143°13′41″E / 36.0820°S 143.2281°E
  | This article about a railway station in Victoria (state) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |