- Donnybrook railway station
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Donnybrook 
Station information Code DBK Distance from
Southern Cross33.213 km Operator V/Line Lines Albury,
Shepparton# Platforms 2 # Tracks 3 (2 BG, 1 SG) Status Unmanned Station Viclink profile Link Melway map Link Donnybrook is a railway station on the North East railway in the town of Donnybrook, Victoria, Australia. The station is unmanned and is located at the northern end of the Donnybrook Road level crossing. The Melbourne - Sydney standard gauge line is adjacent to the station, as is a crossing loop.
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Facilities
The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 (Southern Cross bound) has small steel shelters, while platform 2 (Seymour bound) has a small weatherboard building.
A closed signal box is located on the down platform. All the signals and the crossover points and the signal control levers inside the signal box were removed on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th March, 2011. |url=http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/rna/dynon_to_albury.pdf |title=Dynon to Albury |work=V/Line Network Access: Information Pack |accessdate=2008-09-15 |url=http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/rna/network_operating_requirements.pdf |title=Network Operating Requirements |work=V/Line Network Access: Information Pack |accessdate=2008-09-15 }}</ref> The 35.700 kilometre mark on the down side of Donnybrook is also the demarcation point between the Metro Trains Melbourne suburban and V/Line country track leases.[1]
Platforms and services
The station is primarily served by V/Line trains on the Seymour line, with no long distance trains to Shepparton or Albury stopping at the station.[2]
Platform 1:
- Seymour and Shepparton lines - intercity services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Seymour and Shepparton lines - intercity services to Kilmore East, Seymour and Shepparton
History
Donnybrook station opened on 14 October 1872 with a single platform on the west side, the railway having opened a few months earlier as part of the North East railway to Wodonga.[3] In 1882 a second platform provided but duplication in both directions was not completed for a few more years. A goods shed was erected in 1888, while the current station building dates to 1900.[3] The last siding was abolished in 1989.[4]
From 1998 the station was once the terminus for some V/Line services for Craigieburn station passengers as it had a crossover between the two tracks,[4] until Seymour services were upgraded and the suburban services were extended to Craigieburn. Boom barriers were also provided on Donnybrook Road around the same time.[4]
Donnybrook Loop on the adjacent standard gauge line opened with the line in 1962, and is approximately 800 metres in length. It was planned for the loop to extended into a 7 kilometres long 'passing lane' as part of the Australian Rail Track Corporation Melbourne – Sydney upgrade program,[5] but has since been cut back to 2 kilometres in length.[6]
References
- ^ "Operational Interface". Connex Melbourne. January 2006. http://www.connexmelbourne.com.au/media/docs/19-AttachmentG5_ConnexMelbOperationalInterface.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ^ V/Line Seymour Line Timetable (Effective November 9, 2008)
- ^ a b Turton, Keith W. (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. page. ISBN 0 85849 012 9.
- ^ a b c Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Donnybrook". vrhistory.com. http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Donnybrook.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ^ "DONNYBROOK PASSING LANE – INFORMATION SHEET". South Improvement Alliance. November 2007. http://www.southimprovementalliance.com.au/web/uploads///files/KJ183_Donnybrook_Notofication_Nov07.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ^ "South Improvement Alliance (SIA) - Works in Your Community". www.southimprovementalliance.com.au. http://www.southimprovementalliance.com.au/web/index.php?page=program-of-works. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
Coordinates: 37°32′31″S 144°58′12″E / 37.5420°S 144.9701°E
Station Navigation Albury and Shepparton lines ← Previous Station Craigieburn | Wallan Next Station → Entire network Beveridge Station is demolished and was located between Donnybrook and Wallan stations.
Categories:- Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia)
- Railway stations opened in 1872
- 1872 establishments in Australia
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