Harcourt railway station
Harcourt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line | Bendigo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Closed | 4 October 1981 | |||||||||||||||
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Harcourt is a closed station located on the Bendigo line. It served the township of the same name 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, which was used for loading blocks of Harcourt granite quarried at nearby Mount Alexander,[2] was removed in 1973.[3]
Between 1982 to 2006, the station building on the former down platform housed the studios of Goldfields Community Access Radio (3CCC).[4]
Reopening proposals
There has been a campaign to reopen Harcourt station for many years since its closure. 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.[5]
Despite that, as of 2025 the reopening had not been included in state government plans for upgrading the Bendigo-Echuca line.[6]
References
- ^ Martin, Scott; Banger, Chris (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
- ^ "Harcourt Granite". Harcourt Heritage. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). April 1973. p. 73.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). June 1986. p. 188.
- ^ Kernebone, Elspeth (31 August 2018). "Premier Daniel Andrews and Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan promise upgrades to Bendigo-Kynton rail line". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "New stations for Greater Bendigo" (PDF). Rail Projects Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2025.