Power Station and Oil Lines

Power Station and Oil Lines

Junction
Line: Melbourne - Geelong - Warrnambool
Junction with: Power Station and Oil Lines
Distance from Melbourne: 9.230 km
Track Diagram: View
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Opened: Monday, 22 December 1913

The Power Station and Oil Lines branches from the main line here at Spotswood. The connection was opened in 1914 and closed by the 1980s when the last of the various sidings had closed. The tracks remain today between Spotwdood station and Hall Street, but the main line connection has been removed.


Events

Monday, 22 December 1913 Opened
Line Opened
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
(Wednesday, 19 January 1887) Line duplicated Spotswood to Newport

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Photos

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Loading platform from BP, parallel to Burleigh Street heading east

Loading platform from BP, parallel to Burleigh Street heading east

 Remaining stanchion at Hall Street looking north

Remaining stanchion at Hall Street looking north

 Gantry from Drake Street looking west

Gantry from Drake Street looking west
Remaining rotten sleepers

Remaining rotten sleepers

 Burleigh Street looking south-west to main line

Burleigh Street looking south-west to main line

 Remaining rail at Drake Street looking west

Remaining rail at Drake Street looking west
Drake Street looking west

Drake Street looking west

 Remaining rails at Burleigh Street looking south-west to main line

Remaining rails at Burleigh Street looking south-west to main line

 Former crossing of Burleigh Street looking north to Holden oil dock

Former crossing of Burleigh Street looking north to Holden oil dock

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Aerial Photos

1945 photo map of Melbourne, produced by the Victorian Department of Lands and Survey, now accessable via the University of Melbourne:

1945 aerial photo of Power Station and Oil Lines

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