Events

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Line Opened

May 21, 1879 Line opened Queenscliff Junction to Queenscliff

Location Opened

September 13, 1878 Queenscliff Junction opened
May 21, 1879 Queenscliff station opened
May 21, 1879 Drysdale station opened
May 21, 1879 Queenscliff Pier (industry) opened
January 26, 1880 Kensington Hill station opened
August 1, 1881 Moolap station opened
August 1, 1881 Leopold station opened
February 1, 1883 Mannerim station opened
February 1, 1883 Marcus station opened
July 23, 1883 Queenscliff Junction signal box opened
November 1, 1883 South Geelong station opened
May 13, 1889 Scarborough station opened
October 22, 1891 Geelong Showgrounds station opened
1900 Point Lonsdale Road station opened
December 17, 1909 Cheetham's Siding (industry) opened
January 23, 1914 Curlewis station opened
November 16, 1959 Lakers Siding (industry) opened

Safeworking

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

Location Closed

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

Line Closed

November 6, 1976 Line closed Cheetham's Siding to Queenscliff
January 1, 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.