Diggers Rest railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria,

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. It serves the north-western Melbourne suburb of Diggers Rest, and it opened on 2 October 1859.Diggers Rest
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History

Diggers Rest opened on 2 October 1859, eight months after the line from

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was extended to Sunbury. A small goods shed and

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were provided at that time. In 1928, Interlocked gates were installed at the Calder Highway level crossing, and were replaced with boom barriers in 1982. 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 also provided in that year and, along with the former

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, were restored in 2002, after being damaged by fire during the previous year. On 18 November 2012, the station was added to the metropolitan network, when the line between Watergardens and Sunbury was electrified. As part of those works, the station was refurbished, with both platforms extended at the Up ( Flinders Street) end. The car park was also enlarged. On 21 October 2022, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Old Calder Highway level crossing was to be grade separated with a road over rail design. Also in that year, both platforms were extended in length, from 159m to 163m.

Platforms and services

Diggers Rest has two side platforms. It is served by Sunbury line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Sunbury By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Sunbury line will be

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with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

Sunbury Bus Service operates one route via Diggers Rest station, under contract to

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: * : Sunbury station – Moonee Ponds Junction

Gallery

File:Diggers Rest railway station.JPG, Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2010, prior to the electrification of the line

References

External links

Rail Geelong gallery

Melway map
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