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词条 Mildura railway station
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  1. History

  2. Traffic

  3. References

  4. External links

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Mildura was the passenger terminus for the Mildura railway line in Victoria, Australia. Located in the city of Mildura it is located on the eastern side of the town centre, alongside the Murray River. Although there has not been a passenger rail service since 1993, the Victorian Labor Government promised to return the service in 1999.

History

Agitation for a railway to Mildura commenced as far back as 1888, but it was not until 1898 that the Victorian Parliament recommended the extension of the Ultima line to Mildura, however this was overturned and the line Woomelang extended north instead.[1] The turning of the first sod at the station site was held in November 1901, by October 1903 rails had been laid up to Mildura, the official opening

being on 13 November. Between 1922 and 1928 a railmotor service operated between Red Cliffs and Mildura stations to serve local passengers.[1] Major freight consigned from the region included bulk grain, sheep and cattle, and locally grown fruit.[1]

In 1923, a series of sidings were placed between the Mildura railway station and the wharves on the Murray River. These included a zig-zag section to enable trains to travel between the different elevations. These sidings were removed in 1973.[2] Mildura was once the destination of The Vinelander, the only Victorian intrastate passenger train to have both motorail and sleeping car facilities for passengers.[3][4] The current station building dates to November 1979.[5]

In late 2009 removal of the station yard at Mildura commenced, with only a single track retained, with all buildings and additional rail infrastructure including tracks and refuelling area demolished. The project was carried out by the Rural City of Mildura along with Regional Development Victoria to open up the riverfront area, with $8 million in funding provided by the State Government.[6] As part of the work a new rail freight facility will be constructed to the west of the existing Merbein terminal, as well as refurbishment of the sidings at Red Cliffs for the storage of maintenance equipment.

Traffic

The main freight traffic on the line is export grain and containerised wine, grapes, citrus, dried fruit and juice, totalling around 1.5 million tonnes per year. Containers are dispatched to Melbourne from a terminal at Merbein (north of the station) operated by Wakefield Transport,[7] which handles approximately 13000 export containers a year, as well as 500 import containers.[8] Cement is also despatched to Mildura from Waurn Ponds (near Geelong), oil and LCL containers were carried until 2007.[9]

Today Mildura lacks passenger rail services, but it is a stop on a number of V/Line operated coach routes. A service review was announced by the Bracks Government in 2000,[10] in part due to the independent politician Russell Savage enabling the formation of a minority Labor government in the 1999 Victorian state election.[11] The service has yet to be returned, but as recently as 2007 the Labor Party was stating that the freight upgrade as the "first stage in the reintroduction of passenger rail to Mildura".[12] In July 2009 the government announced that it would start another transport study into the return of passenger rail services "soon".[13]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Redcliffs-Mildura.pdf|title=Redcliffs - Mildura signalling history|author=Andrew Waugh|publisher=74.125.153.132|accessdate=2009-11-03}}
2. ^Mildura's Riverfront Railways Maclean, Bruce Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 1978 pp33-38
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/pdf/Mildura.pdf|title=The Mildura Story The Battle of the Routes|publisher=Royal Historical Society of Victoria|accessdate=2008-08-30}}
4. ^{{cite book | author=Robin Bromby | title =The Railway Age in Australia | publisher = Lothian Press | year = 2004 | page = 99 |isbn = 0-7344-0715-7 }}
5. ^{{cite book | author = Vincent Adams Winter | title = VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983 | year = 1990 | isbn = 0-9592069-3-0 | page = 206 }}
6. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.mildura.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?page_id=2526 |title = Mildura Freight Gate Removal Progresses |author = Mildura Rural City Council |date = 5 September 2008 |publisher = www.mildura.vic.gov.au |accessdate = 2009-11-03 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090930190131/http://www.mildura.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?page_id=2526 |archivedate = 30 September 2009 |df = dmy-all}}
7. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/Freight.nsf/AllDocs/0B68D60810012C21CA256E05000488F9?OpenDocument |title = Roads, ports and freight - Intermodal terminals |publisher = www.doi.vic.gov.au |accessdate = 2008-08-01 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090604215006/http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/Freight.nsf/AllDocs/0B68D60810012C21CA256E05000488F9?OpenDocument |archivedate = 4 June 2009 |df = dmy-all}}
8. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/transport/publications/files/Melbourne_Mildura_Corridor_Strategy.pdf |title = Melbourne–Mildura Corridor Strategy |work = Building our National Transport Future |date = June 2007 |agency = Department of Transport and Regional Services |publisher = 74.125.153.132 |accessdate = 2009-11-03 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091027015306/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/transport/publications/files/Melbourne_Mildura_Corridor_Strategy.pdf |archivedate = 27 October 2009 |df = dmy-all}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://wongm.railgeelong.com/mildura-freight|title=Wongm's Rail Gallery - Mildura freight|publisher=wongm.railgeelong.com|accessdate=2009-11-03}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/17ed9415cb17e3d34a25682500254734/e41833f1ff2e46144a25689d007c4a17!OpenDocument&Click=|title=MINISTER ANNOUNCES MILDURA PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE REVIEW|work=Media Release: MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT|date=9 March 2000 |publisher=www.legislation.vic.gov.au|accessdate=2008-08-30}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://australianpolitics.com/states/vic/savage_statement.shtml|title=Russell Savage Statement Supporting A Minority Labor Government|date=18 October 1999|publisher=australianpolitics.com|accessdate=2008-08-30}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.alpvictoria.com.au/Achievements/Road-and-Transport/Funding-Roads-and-Public-Transport-.html |title=Funding Roads and Public Transport |publisher=www.alpvictoria.com.au |date=October 2007 |author=ALP Victoria |accessdate=2009-11-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912191719/http://www.alpvictoria.com.au/Achievements/Road-and-Transport/Funding-Roads-and-Public-Transport-.html |archivedate=12 September 2009 }}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/31/2641995.htm?site=news|title=Study to determine Mildura rail return|work=ABC News|date=31 July 2009|publisher=www.abc.net.au|accessdate=2009-11-03}}

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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