Goornong railway station

Goornong railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Goornong, and it opened on 12 December 2021.[5]

Goornong
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view in December 2021
General information
LocationMidland Highway,
Goornong, Victoria 3557
City of Greater Bendigo
Australia
Coordinates36°36′55″S 144°30′13″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Echuca (Deniliquin)
Distance189.75 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Train operatorsV/Line
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeGON[1]
Fare zoneMyki Zone 13/14[2][3]
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)[4]
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Huntly
towards Southern Cross
 Echuca line Elmore
towards Echuca
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wellsford   Deniliquin line
(line open)		   Avonmore
Location
Goornong is located in Victoria
Goornong
Goornong
Location within Victoria

Originally closing in 1979, it was re-opened on 12 December 2021, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project.[6]

History

Goornong originally opened on 19 September 1864, along with the line to Echuca, and closed on 4 June 1979.[5] On 5 August 2008, a petition was presented to the City of Greater Bendigo council, signed by 175 Goornong residents, calling for a railway platform to be built at Goornong.[7] On 31 August 2018, the Victorian Labor Government announced that, if it was re-elected at the 2018 state election, a station would be provided at Goornong by 2021, as part of the Bendigo metro rail project.[8][9] Labor was ultimately re-elected, winning 55 of the 88 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[10]

On 31 July 2020, a concept map of the proposed station was released.[11][12] On 19 May 2021, it was announced that site investigations had begun at Goornong and that the contract for the construction of the station had been awarded to Symal Infrastructure.[13] On 30 July 2021, the Australian and Victorian governments jointly announced that "critical works including track alignment and platform construction" would take place at Goornong, with the station set to open "by the end of the year". Between September and October 2021, track upgrades were performed between Epsom station and Goornong, to allow an increase in track speed from 80 km/h to 130 km/h.[14][15] An artist's impression of the station was released in August 2021.[16]

On 5 November 2021, the Victorian Government announced that trains would begin stopping at Goornong from 12 December 2021.[17][18]

On 17 July 2022, with the opening of Huntly railway station, passengers had to start using a valid Myki to travel on the Echuca line to get to and from Goornong station.[3]

Platforms and services

Goornong has one platform, and is served by Echuca line trains.[17][18][19]

Platform 1:

  • Concept map of Goornong station, released in July 2020
    Concept map of Goornong station, released in July 2020
  • VLocity train leaving Goornong
    VLocity train leaving Goornong
  • Platform sign at Goornong station
    Platform sign at Goornong station

References
  1. "VICSIG Website". Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. "Goornong Railway Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. "Timetable changes on the Echuca and Swan Hill lines". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. Pedler, Chris (12 December 2021). "Goornong community welcomes the first train to its new station". Bendigo Advertiser. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. Goornong Archived 29 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig
  6. "Bendigo and Echuca Line Upgrade - Goornong Station". Victoria's Big Build - Regional Rail Revivial. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. "Goornong trains have nowhere to stop". Bendigo Advertiser. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. "Better Train Services For Bendigo And Central Victoria" (Press release). Premier of Victoria. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. Holmes, Adam; Vallely, William (31 August 2018). "Labor promises new stations for Huntly, Goornong and Raywood as part of next stage of Bendigo Metro rail". Bendigo Advertiser. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021.
  10. Carey, Adam (10 December 2018). "Labor considers legal challenge to Liberals' 15-vote Ripon victory". The Age. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. Nakos, Nicholas (31 July 2020). "Three new train station concept maps released for Huntly, Goornong and Raywood". Bendigo Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. "Huntly Station construction fast-tracked". Department of Transport (Victoria). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. "Not Long For Goornong" (Press release). Premier of Victoria. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  14. "New stations and faster journeys on the Echuca Line" (Press release). Sarah Henderson. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  15. "New Bendigo stations and faster journeys on the Echuca Line" (Press release). Premier of Victoria. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  16. Gretgrix, Alex (27 August 2021). "Artist's impressions of new Goornong train station released". Bendigo Advertiser. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  17. "New Goornong Station On Track To Open In December" (Press release). Premier of Victoria. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  18. "Goornong Station to enter service on 12 December 2021" (Press release). Department of Transport. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  19. "Moama / Echuca - Melbourne". V/Line. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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