Aircraft Siding
Industry
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 23.331 km
Track Diagram: View
Google Maps: Satellite / Map
Opened: February 10, 1925
Closed: July 27, 1978
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 23.331 km
Track Diagram: View
Google Maps: Satellite / Map
Opened: February 10, 1925
Closed: July 27, 1978
Aircraft Siding opened in 1925 as 'Aviation Siding' to serve the adjacent Air Force base. The name changed to 'Aircraft Siding' in 1925. Passenger traffic ceased in 1964 when a new platform was opened further up the line at Aircraft. The siding was abolished in 1978. The gates in the air force base fence for the siding are still visible today.
Events
| February 10, 1925 | Opened |
| July 27, 1978 | Closed |
Line Opened
| June 25, 1857 | Line officially opened between Geelong and at temporary terminus at Greenwich. A ferry was used the complete the journey to Melbourne |
| October 3, 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 |
| January 17, 1859 | Williamstown line finally completed to Melbourne. Geelong trains can now operate direct to Spencer Street Station |
Track Amplified
| September 1, 1968 | Line duplicated Laverton to Werribee |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.
Photos
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