37°11′33″S 143°07′00″E / 37.1926°S 143.1168°E Ben Nevis railway station is an abandoned station on the Avoca railway line, a railway line running from Ararat to Avoca and onto Maryborough in the Australian state of Victoria. It also acted as the terminus of the abandoned Navarre railway line to Navarre, a community in the Wimmera region of Victoria, which was closed in 1954.[1]
Little remained of the station in 2013 situated near the intersection of the Pyrenees Highway and the Buangor – Ben Nevis Road, although earthworks associated with it are clearly visible nearby as can the rail lines themselves.
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Proposal
In 2017, there is a proposal entitled the, Murray Basin rail project designed to link Mildura to Portland with standard gauge track to carry grain and mineral sands. This upgrading will include the Maryborough to Ararat section of the line, past the site of the disused Ben Nevis station.[2][3][4]
The Avoca line reopened in 2018 after a complete rebuild as part of the Murray Basin Rail Project, which also extended the reach of the standard gauge network in Victoria.[5]
See also
- Ararat railway station
- Avoca railway line
- Avoca railway station, Victoria
- Homebush railway station, Victoria
- Navarre railway line
References
- ^ "Victorian Railways, Ben Nevis- Navarre, Closure of line". The Argus (Melbourne). 11 February 1954. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Murray Basin Rail Project". Public Transport Victoria. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Hunt, Peter (26 May 2017). "Rail freight Victoria: Works to cause more delays for grain". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Murray Basin rail project". Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Martinich, Rex (30 January 2018). "Ararat rail freight is back after 13 years sitting idle". The Courier. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links
- Avoca and District Historical Society
- Avoca station at VicRailStations.com
- Postcodes Ben Nevis
- Railway Map of Victoria
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmhurst | Avoca | Ararat | ||
| Terminus | Navarre | Crowlands | ||
| List of closed railway stations in Victoria | ||||
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