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Railway station in Victoria, Australia

Harcourt
General information
Line(s)Bendigo
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Closed4 October 1981
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Castlemainetowards Southern Cross Bendigo line Ravenswoodtowards Bendigo
List of closed railway stations in Victoria

Harcourt is a closed station located on the Bendigo line. It served the township of Harcourt and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.

A 10-ton crane at the station, used for loading blocks of Harcourt granite quarried at nearby Mount Alexander, was removed in 1973.

From 1982 to 2006, the station building on the former down platform housed the studios of Goldfields Community Access Radio (3CCC).

Reopening proposals

In August 2018, the state government announced that it intended to re-open the station if it was re-elected at the 2018 state election.

There has been a campaign to reopen Harcourt station for many years since the closure but, as of 2025, that was not included in state government plans for upgrading the Bendigo-Echuca line.

References

  1. Martin, Scott; Banger, Chris (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
  2. "Harcourt Granite". Harcourt Heritage. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  3. "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). April 1973. p. 73.
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). June 1986. p. 188.
  5. Kernebone, Elspeth (31 August 2018). "Premier Daniel Andrews and Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan promise upgrades to Bendigo-Kynton rail line". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. "New stations for Greater Bendigo" (PDF). Rail Projects Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

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