Queenscliff railway station

Queenscliff
Bellarine Peninsula Railway station
Looking west along the Bellarine Peninsula Railway to Queenscliff Station. At right is the Bellarine Rail Trail
General information
Line(s)	Bellarine Peninsula Railway former Queenscliff Line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Tourist station
History
Opened	21 May 1879 May 1979 (re-opened by the Bellarine Peninsula Railway)
Closed	6 November 1976

Queenscliff railway station was the terminus of the Queenscliff branch line in Victoria, Australia, which left the main Warrnambool line near South Geelong station. The Queenscliff station was opened on 21 May 1879. The current station building was constructed in 1881 and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.^[1]

Between 1886 and 1958, a 3-foot gauge tramway linked the station to Swan Island, to serve the military facilities there.^[2][3]

The station was closed to all Victorian Railways services on 6 November 1976. After that, use of the branch line was granted to the Bellarine Peninsula Railway, which re-gauged part of the track to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), and commenced tourist train operations from the station to Laker's Siding in May 1979, and to Drysdale not long after.

The railway reserve between Drysdale and the Warrnambool line at South Geelong is now used by the Bellarine Rail Trail.

References

1. "Victorian Heritage Database - QUEENSCLIFF RAILWAY STATION". vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
2. "Bellarine Peninsula Railway - History". www.bpr.org.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
3. "Queenscliff Station". Rail Geelong. Marcus Wong. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Drysdale		Bellarine Peninsula Railway		Terminus
Entire line

38°15′51″S 144°39′42″E