Ouyen railway station, Victoria
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Ouyen is a closed railway station in Ouyen
on the Mildura railway line in Victoria
, Australia
. The station is the junction for the Pinnaroo line westward to Pinnaroo
and Pantiya.
The station opened on 15 January 1903 along with the line from Woomelang
to Hattah
. No facilities were provided. The line from Ouyen to Murrayville opened on 25 June 1912. In 1913 a 53' turntable
was provided, the yard at this time consisting of six though roads and a number of dead end sidings. A station building and goods shed also existed at this time. Grain silos were provided at the station in the 1930s. From 1948 a railcar passenger service was provided to Pinnaroo, the last run being in November 1968, and the turntable was removed the next year.
Services to Mildura continued through to September 1993, at which point the station was closed to passengers.
Ouyen, Victoria
Ouyen is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the Rural City of Mildura at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, south of Mildura and north-west of Melbourne. At the 2006 census the town had a population of 1,061.-History:...
on the Mildura railway line in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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. The station is the junction for the Pinnaroo line westward to Pinnaroo
Pinnaroo, South Australia
Pinnaroo is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, near the border with Victoria 243 km east of Adelaide. Pinnaroo is on the Mallee Highway, and the railway line between Tailem Bend and Ouyen. The roadhouses on the highway are the first food and leg-stretch stop on the bus route...
and Pantiya.
The station opened on 15 January 1903 along with the line from Woomelang
Woomelang railway station, Victoria
Woomelang station is a closed railway station in Woomelang, Victoria, Australia. It was opened in 1899 and was closed in 1993, when passenger services discontinued on the Mildura line. Although the station is no longer in use as a passenger stop, a station building and two passenger platforms...
to Hattah
Hattah railway station, Victoria
Hattah station is a disused railway station in Hattah, Victoria, Australia. Although the station is no longer in use, the site retains a platform and modest station building.-References:* http://www.vicrailstations.com/Yelta/Hattah/Hattah.html...
. No facilities were provided. The line from Ouyen to Murrayville opened on 25 June 1912. In 1913 a 53' turntable
Turntable (railroad)
A railway turntable is a device for turning railroad rolling stock. When steam locomotives were still in wide use, many railroads needed a way to turn the locomotives around for return trips as their controls were often not configured for extended periods of running in reverse and in many...
was provided, the yard at this time consisting of six though roads and a number of dead end sidings. A station building and goods shed also existed at this time. Grain silos were provided at the station in the 1930s. From 1948 a railcar passenger service was provided to Pinnaroo, the last run being in November 1968, and the turntable was removed the next year.
Services to Mildura continued through to September 1993, at which point the station was closed to passengers.