Wandong railway station is located on the

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in Victoria,

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. It serves the town of

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, and it opened on 11 April 1876.

History

The station opened on 11 April 1876, as a

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named Morphett's, with the North East line to

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having opened in 1872. Soon after that, a short platform was provided alongside the road

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, and named Wandong. In 1896, the crossing gatehouse was converted into a station building and

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, and in 1899, a timber bridge replaced the

. Sidings for timber loading were also provided, and a narrow gauge tramway brought saw timber from nearby sawmills. A permanent station building was provided in 1900, along with interlocking for the

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and a lever frame. In 1937, a

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at the Down end of the station was abolished. The present road bridge, located at the Down end of the station, dates to 1961, and in the same year, siding "B" was abolished. The following year, in 1962, the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line opened, operating behind Platform 1. In 1978, all signals at the station were removed. The station building on the Down platform (Platform 2) was removed in 1979, while the present shelters on the platforms were provided in 1990. A weatherboard shelter on the Down platform was removed by August 1991. Wandong station was damaged in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, with repairs required to two bridges, 1,200 railway sleepers, and part of the platform. In August of that year, a new

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opened in the Up direction of the station. Painted bright blue, the bridge complies with the requirements of the

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, and has been criticised as dominating the surrounding landscape.

Platforms and services

Wandong has two

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s. It is serviced by

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Seymour and

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line services.Seymour - Melbourne
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* services to Southern Cross Platform 2: * services to Seymour * services to

References

External links

Victorian Railway Stations gallery
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, North Eastern=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1876 Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia) Shire of Mitchell