Little River railway station

Little River railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Little River opening on 1 January 1857.[1][2] It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]

For the former station is New Zealand, see Little River Branch.

Little River
Northbound view in January 2009
LocationEdgars Road, Little River
Coordinates37°57′46″S 144°29′56″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Warrnambool, Geelong (Waurn Ponds)
Distance47.56 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeLTR
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 January 1857
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Warrnambool line
Lara

The Western standard gauge line passes behind Platform 1.

When the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company originally constructed the line, it proposed that Little River station be built on the northern side of the river. However the company had trouble negotiating with the relevant land owner, so the first station was located on the south side of the river. The former platform mound of that station was finally removed in 1994, when the Western standard gauge line was being constructed.

The buildings and adjoining goods shed of the current station, on the north side of the river, are some of the earliest station buildings in Victoria. They are constructed of bluestone, to an original design by Frederick Kawerau for the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Co.,[4] and were completed by the Victorian Railways in 1864. Features of note include the basement holding cells and the Victorian Railways plaques on the station gables.[3][5]

In 2010 the goods shed had started to crumble. Infrastructure owner VicTrack conducted an inspection of the shed which revealed its doors and windows had been forced open, and VicTrack, in liaison with the lessee V/Line, undertook work to ensure the shed was secured as quickly as possible from further damage.[6]

On 25 October 1970 the line from Werribee to Little River was duplicated and the goods siding closed. On 4 June 1981 the line to Lara was duplicated and a second platform (Platform 1) provided.[2]

The disused Werribee Racecourse station is located between Little River and Werribee, as was the now-demolished Manor station.

Platforms & services

Little River has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Geelong line services.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Little River Band included some scenes shot at Little River station in the music video for their 1978 single Shut Down Turn Off.

References
  1. Little River Vicsig
  2. Little River Station Rail Geelong
  3. Little River Railway Station & Goods Yard Heritage Victoria
  4. Willson, Joanne; Bennett, Kirstie, (draftsperson); Snell and Kawerau (architect) (1985), Railway Station & Goods Shed, Little River, retrieved 23 March 2014CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Railway Station & Goods Shed, Little River Wyndham History
  6. Cameron Tait (21 July 2010). "Heritage is crumbling in Little River". Wyndham Weekly. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  7. Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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