Diggers Rest railway station

Diggers Rest railway station is located on the Sunbury line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Melbourne suburb of Diggers Rest, and it opened on 2 October 1859.[1]

Diggers Rest
Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2012
Location	Old Calder Highway, Diggers Rest Australia
Coordinates	37°37′37″S 144°43′12″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Sunbury
Distance	32.69 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	550
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	DIT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	2 October 1859
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Watergardens towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Sunbury Terminus

History

Diggers Rest opened on 2 October 1859 with the line, and was also the terminus, until the line was extended to Woodend in 1861. A small goods shed and siding were provided at this time. Interlocked gates were provided at the Calder Highway level crossing in 1928, and were replaced with boom barriers in 1982.[2] 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 provided later in 1992,[3] and along with the former signal box, was restored in 2002, after it was damaged by fire during the previous year.[4]

On 18 November 2012, the station was added to the metropolitan network, when the line between Watergardens and Sunbury was electrified.[5][6] As part of these works, the station was refurbished, with both platforms extended at the Up (Flinders Street) end. The car park was also enlarged.[7]

Platforms & services

Diggers Rest has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.[8]

Platform 1:

•  Sunbury line  all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sunbury line  services to Sunbury

Transport links

Sunbury Bus Service operates one route via Diggers Rest station:

• 483: Sunbury station – Moonee Ponds Junction[9]

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2010

References

1. Diggers Rest Vicsig
2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1982. p. 215.
3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1992. p. 331.
4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2002. p. 186.
5. "Sunbury Electrification Overview". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
6. "Sunbury Electrification Station Improvements". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
7. Sunbury Electrification Project diggersrest.com 3 July 2009
8. "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "483 Sunbury - Moonee Ponds via Diggers Rest". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Rail Geelong gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au