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Galvin Station
Line: Geelong
Distance from Melbourne: 18.101km
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Opened: Wednesday, 17 August 1927
Closed: Sunday, 14 April 1985
Galvin opened in 1927 for passenger traffic near the Maidstone Street level crossing. The nearest residential areas were in Altona to the south. The station was rebuilt in 1965 with duplication of the line.
Galvin saw little use, closing in 1985 with the opening of the Altona - Laverton line, and subsequent re-routing of Werribee suburban trains via the new line. The platform was removed and tracks through the station were realigned for 130km/h running in the early 1990s with the introduction of the Sprinter railcars. Today only a wide gap between the tracks remains of the station.
Events
Line Opened
| Thursday, 25 June 1857 | Line officially opened between Geelong and at temporary terminus at Greenwich. A ferry was used the complete the journey to Melbourne |
| Saturday, 3 October 1857 | Temporary Greenwich terminal and stub line closed. Geelong line now connected to the partially completed Williamstown line. A ferry complete the journey from Williamstown to Melbourne |
| Monday, 17 January 1859 | Williamstown line finally completed to Melbourne. Geelong trains can now operate direct to Spencer Street Station |
Track Amplified
| Sunday, 2 May 1965 | Line duplicated Rock to Laverton |
| Sunday, 22 October 1967 | Line duplicated Altona Junction - Laverton - Laverton |
Photos
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Maidstone Street and the station site |
Looking in the up direction towards Newport |
Former platform site |
Former platform site |
Down end of Galvin |
Substation |
Signals for up trains |
Substation at Galvin |
Looking towards the site of Galvin and Melbourne |