Bungaree is a closed station located in the town of

Bungaree Bungaree, or Boongaree ( – 24 November 1830), was an Aboriginal Australian from the Guringai people of the Broken Bay north of Sydney, who was known as an explorer, entertainer, and Aboriginal community leader.Barani (2013)Significant Aborig ...

, on the

Ararat railway line The Ballarat V/Line rail service is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It serves passengers between state capital Melbourne and the regional city of Ballarat. Beyond Ballarat, it ...

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. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the ''

New Deal The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. Major federal programs agencies included the Civilian Cons ...

'' timetable for country passengers. A new high speed deviation has been built away from the station site as part of the

Regional Fast Rail project The Regional Fast Rail project (or RFR project) was a rail transport project undertaken by the State Government of Victoria, Australia, between 2000 and 2006 aimed at improving rail services on the Victorian regional railway network (operated by ...

, with the original line remaining open retained as an extended crossing loop.

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Melway map
at street-directory.com.au Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia) {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub