Leopold Station
Station
Line: Queenscliff
Distance from Melbourne: 84.000 km
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Opened: August 1, 1881
Closed: January 23, 1961
Line: Queenscliff
Distance from Melbourne: 84.000 km
Track Diagram: View
Google Maps: Satellite / Map
Opened: August 1, 1881
Closed: January 23, 1961
Opened as Kensington Flat, Leopold was built as a replacement for Kensington Hill station, which was closed due to it's poor location being some distance from the town.
Events
August 1, 1881 | Opened as 'Kensington Flat' |
January 1, 1886 | Renamed 'Leopold' (this year) due to pressure from the Post office as there was a Kensington station already in existance. The VR wanted to call it 'Dawlish' |
March 29, 1887 | Loop siding provided with goods platform |
January 1, 1893 | Station porter withdrawn and station worked under 'no one in charge' conditions |
June 9, 1898 | Staff locks provided to siding |
July 24, 1924 | Siding extened tby 130 feet |
March 2, 1943 | Closed to less than wagon load traffic |
September 28, 1960 | Siding removed |
January 23, 1961 | Closed |
Line Opened
May 21, 1879 | Line opened Queenscliff Junction to Queenscliff |
Safeworking
February 18, 1930 | Composite Electric Staff provided South Geelong - Leopold - Drysdale |
Line Closed
November 6, 1976 | Line closed Cheetham's Siding to Queenscliff |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.