Bowser railway station, Victoria
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Bowser is a railway station located just north of the city of Wangaratta
on the North East railway line in Victoria, Australia
. It served as the junction for the Peechelba East and Bright branch lines. The name remains in use today for a block point at the 243.852 kilometre post.
, a local politician and Premier of Victoria.
The station buildings dated to 1890, but interchange of goods traffic between the branch and main line was handled at Wangaratta station
, six kilometres to the south. In 1927 the station became a three-way junction when the line to Peechelba East was opened. Freight facilities included bulk grain storage, livestock loading ramps, and a fertiliser store. Passenger facilities were not provided until 2 February 1891, and was closed to passenger traffic on 1 October 1972. Bowser closed entirely on 13 April 1987 when the line from Everton (the last part of the Beechworth line) closed. The Peechelba East line had closed in 1986.
Wangaratta, Victoria
Wangaratta is a cathedral city of almost 17,000 people in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, about from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla to the southwest, and Albury-Wodonga to the northeast. It is located at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers which flow from the...
on the North East railway line in Victoria, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It served as the junction for the Peechelba East and Bright branch lines. The name remains in use today for a block point at the 243.852 kilometre post.
History
The railway through the station north to Wodonga opened in November 1873, but the station did not come into being until September 1875, when work begun on the branch line to Beechworth. The station opened to traffic as Beechworth Junction on 7 July 1875. It was renamed Bowser in 1922 after John BowserJohn Bowser
John Bowser , Australian politician, was the 26th Premier of Victoria. He was born in London, the son of an army officer, and arrived in Melbourne as a child with his family. He grew up at Bacchus Marsh and when he left school got a job with the Bacchus Marsh Express...
, a local politician and Premier of Victoria.
The station buildings dated to 1890, but interchange of goods traffic between the branch and main line was handled at Wangaratta station
Wangaratta railway station, Victoria
Wangaratta is a railway station on the North East railway in the city of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. Passenger services are provided by V/Line trains Albury-Wodonga service, as well as CountryLink XPT services between Melbourne and Sydney.-Facilities:...
, six kilometres to the south. In 1927 the station became a three-way junction when the line to Peechelba East was opened. Freight facilities included bulk grain storage, livestock loading ramps, and a fertiliser store. Passenger facilities were not provided until 2 February 1891, and was closed to passenger traffic on 1 October 1972. Bowser closed entirely on 13 April 1987 when the line from Everton (the last part of the Beechworth line) closed. The Peechelba East line had closed in 1986.