Power Station and Oil Lines
Junction
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Junction with: Power Station and Oil Lines
Distance from Melbourne: 9.230 km
Track Diagram: View
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Opened: December 22, 1913
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Junction with: Power Station and Oil Lines
Distance from Melbourne: 9.230 km
Track Diagram: View
Google Maps: Satellite / Map
Opened: December 22, 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
December 22, 1913 | Opened |
Line Opened
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
(January 19, 1887) | Line duplicated Spotswood to Newport |
Photos
Nine of 24 images found displayed. Click them to enlarge.
Remaining rotten sleepersApril 25, 2009 |
Burleigh Street looking east towards the oil wharfApril 25, 2009 |
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Burleigh Street looking north into Caltex sidingApril 25, 2009 |
Burleigh Street looking south-west to main lineApril 25, 2009 |
Aerial Photos
1945 photo map of Melbourne, produced by the Victorian Department of Lands and Survey, now accessable via the University of Melbourne: