Toolamba railway station

Toolamba

Former station site, platform mound to the right, loop siding to the left
Line(s) Goulburn Valley
Platforms 0
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Closed
History
Opened 1880
Closed 1987

Toolamba is a closed railway station on the Goulburn Valley railway in the town of Toolamba, Victoria, Australia. The station opened as a junction at the same time as the railway from Mangalore to Shepparton on 13 January 1880,[1] with the line to Tatura opening on the same day.[2] The last passenger service to the station from Echuca ran on 2 March 1981 with Y class diesel locomotive Y161 an ABE carriage and a C van. This consist had only been introduced a few months prior, with a DERM usually being rostered.[3] Toolamba finally closed as a station on 20 December 1987.[1]

The platform was on the west side of the line, with a dirt mound and the foundations of the signal box remaining today. A water tower is located at the Seymour end of the station, and a 725 metre long loop siding is located across from the former platform, which is usable as a crossing loop.[4] The junction for the line to Echuca faces Seymour, and is located on the Shepparton end of the level crossing.

References

  1. 1 2 Bob Whitehead (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary.
  2. ↑ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
  3. ↑ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.
  4. ↑ V/Line. "Seymour to Tocumwal". Network Access Information Pack. www.vline.com.au. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
The Toolamba-Echuca line joins the main line
Closed station navigation
Goulburn Valley line
← Previous station Arcadia | Mooroopna Next station →
Toolamba-Echuca line
Junction | Tatura Next station →
Closed stations

Coordinates: 36°29′31″S 145°20′16″E / 36.49194°S 145.33778°E / -36.49194; 145.33778


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