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Camperdown Station
Line: Geelong
Distance from Melbourne: 198.497km
Track Diagram: View
Opened: Monday, 2 July 1883
Camperdown was once the junction for the Timboon line, that branched off at Timboon Junction, located some distance from the down end of the station, with the points facing Melbourne.
By 1978/79 the station had two rail served fuel depots still in use. Mobil and Sleigh both had sidings on railway land but the tanks on private land. That year they received 261 and 148 tonnes respectively.
Today the facilities at the station include a three road yard, and four LED colour light home signals, for up and down arrivals and departures. The main line is slewed to the south to run alongside the platform, with room for another road between it and number two road, which is used for crossing trains, Number three road is located some distance further across, with the gab between them sometimes used for ballast stockpiles.
The crossing loop was regularly used for freight trains bound for Warrnambool crossing passenger trains, but no regular passenger trains cross other passenger trains here.
Events
Line Opened
| Monday, 2 July 1883 | Line opened Colac to Camperdown |
| Saturday, 23 April 1887 | Line opened Camperdown to Terang |
Safeworking
| (Sunday, 13 November 1988) | Train Order Working provided Colac - Camperdown - Terang |
Photos
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Station interior |
Plaque marking 1986 refurbishment |
Key switches for controlling signals |
Plaque marking anniversary of the line opening |