Warrenheip was opened as a station on the double tracked Geelong to Ballarat line in 1873 . It became a junction in 1879 when the a branch line was built towards Gordon. This branch eventually became the direct route to Melbourne 1889. The station was closed to passengers in 1982, and in 1995, the junction was abolished, with two single independent lines running into Ballarat.
Yard diagrams can be downloaded from Andrew Waugh’s VR History site. Recent views of the site can be found at Ross Thomson’s Vicrail stations site or at Marcus Wong’s Rail Geelong site. There is also some line history and recent images over at Vicsig.
Warrenheip VIC
Australia
