Gordon
General information
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened7 May 1879
Closed4 October 1981
Previous namesGordons
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ballan   Melbourne - Ballarat line   Bungaree
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Gordon is a closed railway station, located in the town of Gordon, on the Melbourne - Ballarat railway line in Victoria, Australia.[1] In the 2010s, the station building was renovated by a group associated with the former Victorian division of the Australian Railway Historical Society.[2]

The station opened on 7 May 1879 as Gordons.[1] It opened at the same time as the railway line though it, with the present building dating from this time. On 21 November 1904, the station was renamed Gordon.[1]

By September 1975, the platform had been reduced in length, from 122 metres to 61 metres.[3] It was one of 35 stations closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[4]

The building is of timber construction, with posted verandahs along the platform and roadside elevations, as well as a distinctive curved roof. The building once included a residence, but was later altered to incorporate a central booking lobby and an enlarged stationmaster's office. The design was an experimental prototype for low cost station buildings for less important lines, and is the only example of its type.[5]

The site is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gordon Vicsig
  2. 1 2 "Gordon railway station, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1584, Heritage Overlay HO35". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  3. ↑ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1975. p. 198.
  4. ↑ Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
  5. ↑ "Gordon railway station (Place ID 103445)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

37°35′39″S 144°05′58″E / 37.5943°S 144.0994°E / -37.5943; 144.0994


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