Warrenheip is a closed station located in the town of Warrenheip, on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. The junction of the Geelong-Ballarat line is at the up end of the former station site.
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 V/Line VLocity train on the Ballarat-Melbourne line, passing the junction at Warrenheip, February 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Serviceton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 February 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 4 October 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The double track Geelong to Ballarat line, which ran through the area, opened in 1862.[1] The station opened in 1873, and became a junction in 1879, when a branch line was built towards Gordon station. That branch line eventually became the direct line to Melbourne, which was completed in 1889.[2]
The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[3]
On 23 February 1994, a number of alterations took place at Warrenheip,[4] including the removal of sidings A, B and C, the crossover from the Geelong-Ballarat line to track A (the down line towards Ballarat station) was abolished and the removed of a number of points and signal posts.[4] In 1995, the double line from Ballarat station to Warrenheip was converted to two parallel and independent lines, and the junction abolished. An unattended crossing loop remains on the line to Geelong.[5]
New Warrenheip station proposal
In 2016, local and state governments proposed to build a new park-and-ride station at Warrenheip. The proposal would see up to eight hectares of land turned into permanent 1000 commuter car parks and a bus interchange. The aim is to complete the proposal by 2026. The opposition Liberal Coalition party announced plans to complete the station rebuild for the 2018 state election.[6]
The Ballarat line is the second busiest V/Line service in the state.[7]