Donnybrook railway station

Donnybrook railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Donnybrook, and opened on 14 October 1872.

A closed signal box is located on Platform 2. All the signals and the crossover points and the signal control levers inside the signal box were removed in March 2011.

History
Donnybrook station opened on 14 October 1872, with a single platform on the west side, the railway having opened a few months earlier as part of the North East Railway to Wodonga.

In 1882, a second platform was provided, but duplication of the track in both directions was not completed for a few more years. A goods shed was erected in 1888, while the current station building dates to 1900. The last siding was abolished in 1989.

Until 1998, the station was the terminus for some V/Line services from Craigieburn station because it had a crossover between the two tracks. That practice ceased after Seymour services were upgraded and the suburban electric services were extended to Craigieburn. Boom barriers were also provided at the Donnybrook Road level crossing in the same year.

In 1962, the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line behind Platform 1 opened, along with the 900 metre Donnybrook Loop. Since 2011, the loop has been extended into a 6.8 kilometres long passing lane as part of the Australian Rail Track Corporation's Melbourne–Sydney upgrade program, but has since been cut back to 2 kilometres in length.

The goods platform was abolished in early 1976.

In 2016, platform 2 was extended to accommodate 6-car VLocity trains, allowing northbound commuters to enter and exit via any door. Southbound commuters, however, must use the first three carriages of the train to board or alight the train due to the shorter platform 1.

The former Beveridge station was located between Donnybrook and Wallan.

Platforms & services
Donnybrook has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Seymour services.

Platform 1:
 * Seymour line: services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:
 * Seymour line: services to Seymour