Diggers Rest railway station, Melbourne
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{{MelbourneRailwayStation1
| NAME=Diggers Rest
| IMAGE=[[Image:Diggers Rest Station1.jpg|300px]]
| CODE=DIT
| DISTANCE=33.73 km
| LINES=[[Echuca line, Victoria|Echuca]],<br>[[Swan Hill railway line, Victoria|Swan Hill]]
| PLATFORMS=2
| TRACKS=2
| STATUS=Manned part-time
| FACILITIES=[http://www.viclink.com.au/stop/view/19999 Link]
| TIMETABLES=[http://www.viclink.com.au/stop/view/19999#lineInformation Link]
| MELWAY=[http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=144.719980385808&y=-37.6274244709552&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= Link]
| ZONE=<font color=blue>2</font>
}}
'''Diggers Rest''' is a [[railway station]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the suburb of [[Diggers Rest, Victoria|Diggers Rest]], on the [[Bendigo railway line, Victoria|Melbourne - Bendigo railway]]. Diggers Rest station is staffed part time, and is in [[Metcard]] <font color=blue>Zone 2</font>, being served by [[Sunbury railway line, Melbourne|Sunbury Line]] services.
==Facilities==
The station is located at the southern end of the Old Calder Highway level crossing. The station consists of two [[side platform]]s. Platform 1 contains a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office inside, while platform 2 is building or shelter less. A large [[Metcard]] machine is located outside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. No Metcard machine is located on platform 2. A [[signal box]] is located at the Bendigo end of the station.
==History==
Diggers Rest station opened on Sunday, [[2 October]], [[1859]] with the line, being the terminus until the line was extended to Woodend in 1861. A small goods shed and siding were provided at this time. Interlocked gates were provided at the level in 1928, being replaced by boom barriers in 1982. The goods siding
was removed in 1989 and the remaining crossover was removed in 1992.
==References==
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Diggers%20Rest.pdf
|title=Victorian Station Histories - Diggers Rest
|publisher=www.vrhistory.com
|accessdate=2008-05-20
}}
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/My_Web_pages/VR/Northern_&_Midland/15'28.htm
|title=Victorian Railways: Signal Diagram 1928
|publisher=www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com
|accessdate=2008-05-20
}}
{{MetlinkVlineStations
|Line1=[[Sunbury railway line, Melbourne|Sunbury]] line ([[V/Line]] service)
|VLine=[[Bendigo railway line, Victoria|Bendigo]], [[Echuca railway line, Victoria|Echuca]], [[Swan Hill railway line, Victoria|Swan Hill]] lines
|Previous1=Watergardens
|VPrevious=Watergardens
|Here=Diggers Rest
|Next1=Sunbury
|VNext=Sunbury
|VICORMELB=Melbourne
}}
<p align=center><small>The former [[Holden railway station, Melbourne|Holden Station]] was located between Watergardens and Diggers Rest stations.</small></p>
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[[Category:Railway stations in Melbourne]]
[[lmo:Diggers Rest stazzion camin da fer, Melbourne]]