Warrenheip railway station


Warrenheip is a closed station located in the town of Warrenheip, on the Ballarat railway line in Victoria, Australia. The junction of the Geelong-Ballarat line is at the down end of the former station site.
The double track Geelong to Ballarat railway, which ran through the area, opened in 1862. The station opened in 1873, becoming a junction in 1879 when a branch line was built towards Gordon station. That branch eventually became the direct line to Melbourne, which was completed in 1889.
The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers. In 1995 the double line from Ballarat to Warrenheip was converted to two parallel and independent lines, and the junction abolished. An unattended crossing loop remains on the line to Geelong.

New Warrenheip station proposal

In 2016 local and state governments proposed to build a new park-and-ride station at . The proposal would see up to eight hectares of land turned into permanent 1000 commuter car parks and a bus interchange. The aim is to complete the proposal by 2026. The opposition Liberal Coalition announced plans to complete the station rebuild for the 2018 state election.
The Ballarat line is the second busiest V/Line service in the state.