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FORMER BOORCAN RAILWAY STATION

Location

BOORCAN ROAD BOORCAN, CORANGAMITE SHIRE

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

The former Boorcan railway station site is of archaeological significance as the potential remains at this site could provide information on the original layout of the passenger platform buildings and their use. The station is of historical significance as this site relates to the history of the Warrnambool railway line (South West line) and its association with the expansion of the railway network in Victoria.

The former Boorcan railway station site is assessed as having archaeological value in a local context under the 'linking Victorians by rail' framework in Victoria's Framework of Historical Themes. The former Boorcan railway station site thus meets the Threshold B (place history).

Group

Transport - Rail

Category

Rail Transport Precinct