Harcourt railway station explained

Harcourt is a closed station located on the Bendigo line. It served the township of Harcourt and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.^[1]

A 10-ton crane at the station was abolished in 1973.^[2]

The station building on the former down platform housed the studios of Goldfields Community Access Radio (3CCC) from 1982 to 2006.^[3]

Reopening proposals

In August 2018, the state government announced that it intended to re-open the station if it was re-elected at the 2018 state election.^[4]

Pushes for Harcourt to reopen have been proposed for many years since the closure.

References

-37.0041°N 144.253°W

Notes and References

1. October 2006 . 'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on . Scott Martin and Chris Banger . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) . 319 .
2. April 1973. Way and Works. Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. 73.
3. June 1986. Works. Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. 188.
4. News: Kernebone . Elspeth . 2018-08-31 . Premier Daniel Andrews and Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan promise upgrades to Bendigo-Kynton rail line . Bendigo Advertiser . 2018-08-31.