Diggers Rest railway station

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
Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2012
LocationOld Calder Highway, Diggers Rest
Australia
Coordinates37°37′37″S 144°43′12″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance32.69 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking550
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeDIT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 October 1859
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Watergardens
Sunbury line
Sunbury
Terminus

History

Diggers Rest opened on 2 October 1859 with the line, and was also the terminus, until the line was extended to Woodend in 1861. A small goods shed and siding were provided at this time. Interlocked gates were provided at the Calder Highway level crossing in 1928, and were replaced with boom barriers in 1982.[2] The goods siding was removed in 1989, and the remaining crossover was removed in 1992. 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, was restored in 2002, after it was 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 these works, the station was refurbished, with both platforms extended at the Up (Flinders Street) end. The car park was also enlarged.[7]

Platforms & services

Diggers Rest has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Sunbury Bus Service operates one route via Diggers Rest station:

  • Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2010

References
  1. Diggers Rest Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1982. p. 215.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1992. p. 331.
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2002. p. 186.
  5. "Sunbury Electrification Overview". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. "Sunbury Electrification Station Improvements". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  7. Sunbury Electrification Project diggersrest.com 3 July 2009
  8. "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "483 Sunbury - Moonee Ponds via Diggers Rest". Public Transport Victoria.
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