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{{Short description|Former railway station in Victoria, Australia}} |
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| style = Australian closed station |
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| OPENED=1902 |
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| line = [[Crowes railway line|Crowes]] |
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| opened = 1902 |
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| closed = 1962 |
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{{s-rail|title=Disused}} |
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{{s-note|text=[[List of closed railway stations in Victoria]]}} |
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<ref>{{cite web|last=Russell|first=Bill|title=Beech Forest| url=http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~narrow.gauge/beech.htm|work=Victorian Government Narrow Gauge Railways|accessdate=2011-02-15}}</ref> |
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{{stack|[[Image:Beech Forest station marker.JPG|thumb|upright|A memorial sign at Beech Forest]]}} |
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Both the Colac and Crowes lines entered Beech Forest yard from the same end, creating a junction. Trains had to be turned to run down the Crowes branch and a balloon loop was provided at the other end of the yard. A tennis court occupied the land within the loop. |
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Remains of the station can be seen in the cutting for the former loop at the down end of the yard which surrounds the disused tennis court, and in the two Departmental Residences which are still standing and occupied. |
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{{VictorianClosedStations|Line=[[Walhalla railway line, Victoria|Walhalla]] line|Previous=Ditchley|Here=Beech Forest|Next=Buchanan}} |
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The station can be reached via the [[Old Beechy Rail Trail]], which follows much of the route of the former Colac–Crowes railway. |
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==References== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beech Forest Railway Station, Victoria}} |
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Victoria (state)]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1902]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations in Australia closed in 1962]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 29 December 2024
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| Line(s) | Crowes | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1902 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1962 | |||||||||||||||
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Beech Forest railway station is a closed and demolished railway station in the town of Beech Forest on the former Crowes railway line. There is currently a park and toilets at the up end of the former station yard. [1]
Both the Colac and Crowes lines entered Beech Forest yard from the same end, creating a junction. Trains had to be turned to run down the Crowes branch and a balloon loop was provided at the other end of the yard. A tennis court occupied the land within the loop.
Remains of the station can be seen in the cutting for the former loop at the down end of the yard which surrounds the disused tennis court, and in the two Departmental Residences which are still standing and occupied.
The station can be reached via the Old Beechy Rail Trail, which follows much of the route of the former Colac–Crowes railway.
References
[edit]- ^ Russell, Bill. "Beech Forest". Victorian Government Narrow Gauge Railways. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
38°38′10″S 143°34′8″E / 38.63611°S 143.56889°E
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