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Line Opened

Wednesday, 21 May 1879 Line opened Queenscliff Junction to Queenscliff

Location Opened

Wednesday, 21 May 1879 Queenscliff station opened
Wednesday, 21 May 1879 Drysdale station opened
Wednesday, 21 May 1879 Queenscliff Pier industry opened
Monday, 26 January 1880 Kensington Hill station opened
Monday, 1 August 1881 Moolap station opened
Monday, 1 August 1881 Leopold station opened
Thursday, 1 February 1883 Mannerim station opened
Thursday, 1 February 1883 Marcus station opened
Monday, 23 July 1883 Queenscliff Junction signal box opened
Monday, 13 May 1889 Scarborough station opened
Thursday, 22 October 1891 Geelong Showgrounds station opened
Monday, 1 January 1900 Point Lonsdale Road station opened
Friday, 17 December 1909 Cheetham's Siding industry opened
Friday, 23 January 1914 Curlewis station opened
Monday, 16 November 1959 Lakers Siding industry opened

Safeworking

Wednesday, 21 May 1879 Staff and Ticket provided Queenscliff Junction - Queenscliff
Monday, 5 August 1901 Queenscliff Junction closed. Staff and Ticket section now South Geelong - Drysdale
Monday, 21 July 1913 Large Electric Staff provided South Geelong - Drysdale
Monday, 17 July 1916 Miniature Electric Staff provided South Geelong - Drysdale
Tuesday, 18 February 1930 Composite Electric Staff provided South Geelong - Leopold - Drysdale
Monday, 8 June 1931 Staff and Ticket provided South Geelong - Drysdale - Queenscliff
Saturday, 6 November 1976 Queenscliff closed. Staff and Ticket section now South Geelong - Cheetham's Siding

Location Closed

Saturday, 30 July 1881 Kensington Hill station closed
Monday, 5 August 1901 Queenscliff Junction signal box closed
Wednesday, 30 October 1907 Geelong Showgrounds station closed
Friday, 23 January 1914 Scarborough station closed
Wednesday, 1 January 1930 Point Lonsdale Road station closed
Wednesday, 1 January 1936 Queenscliff Pier industry closed
Tuesday, 10 March 1936 Moolap station closed
Monday, 23 January 1961 Leopold station closed
Monday, 23 January 1961 Curlewis station closed
Monday, 6 February 1961 Mannerim station closed
Monday, 6 February 1961 Marcus station closed
Saturday, 6 November 1976 Queenscliff station closed
Saturday, 6 November 1976 Drysdale station closed
Saturday, 6 November 1976 Lakers Siding industry closed
Sunday, 1 January 1978 Cheetham's Siding industry closed

Line Closed

Saturday, 6 November 1976 Line closed Cheetham's Siding to Queenscliff
Sunday, 1 January 1978 Line closed South Geelong to Cheetham's Siding

Sources


  • I would like to thank Kathleen and Paul Kenny for giving me permission to use data from their book: "Trains, Troops, and Tourists - The South Geelong ~ Drysdale ~ Queenscliff Railway"

  • Additional sources used are listed in the Sources section.