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Birregurra
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view of the station building and platform, July 2005
General information
Location	Birregurra Road, Birregurra, Victoria 3242 Shire of Colac Otway Australia
Coordinates	38°19′43″S 143°47′00″E / 38.3287°S 143.7832°E / -38.3287; 143.7832
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Warrnambool (Warrnambool)
Distance	134.29 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	BGU
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	13 March 1877; 147 years ago (1877-03-13)
Services
Five services in each direction on weekdays Three services in each direction on weekends Preceding station [REDACTED] V/Line Following station Winchelseatowards Southern Cross Warrnambool line Colactowards Warrnambool
Location BirregurraLocation within Victoria

Birregurra railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Birregurra, and opened on 13 March 1877.

History

When Birregurra station opened, it was the temporary terminus of the line from Winchelsea. On 27 July 1877, the extended line to Colac was opened.

At one time, the station was the junction of the Forrest branch line, which opened in December 1889, and closed in March 1957.

The sheep and cattle race was abolished in 1973.

The station was to be one of the 35 stations closed under the New Deal for Country Passengers in 1981, but received a last-minute reprieve prior to the New Deal timetable being introduced.

All the sidings formerly provided have been removed, but the original station building remains on the platform, as well as an iron water tower behind it. In 1996, the run-down station building was restored under the auspices of the South Western Railway Society, utilising people employed through the Federal Government's New Work Opportunities scheme.

Platforms and services

Birregurra has one platform. It is served by V/Line Warrnambool line trains.

Platform 1:

•  Warrnambool line  services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross

References

1. ^ Birregurra Vicsig
2. ^ Colac Station Rail Geelong
3. Colac Vicsig
4. "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.
5. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1981. p. 271.
6. "Birregurra Station". South Western Railway Society. Archived from the original on 11 October 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
7. Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery

• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1877
• Regional railway stations in Victoria (state)
• Shire of Colac Otway