Castlemaine railway station
Castlemaine is a railway station in Castlemaine, a small city in Victoria, Australia. It was opened on 21 October 1862.[2] The station is located on the Deniliquin line, and is also the termini of the Maldon and Moolort lines, but no passenger revenue services currently operates on the latter two (however, Victorian Goldfields Railway operate heritage services on the Maldon line).
Castlemaine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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PTV regional rail and VGR heritage rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Southbound view in December 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Kennedy Street Castlemaine, Victoria 3450 Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°03′47″S 144°12′51″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 125.48 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Operational, staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | CME | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 21 October 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | Castlemaine Railway Precinct (Murray Valley Railway, Melbourne to Echuca) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | 20 August 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | H1664[1] |
Rationalisation of the former yard occurred during the late 1980s.[3]
Disused stations Elphinstone and Taradale are located between Castlemaine and Malmsbury, while disused stations Harcourt and Ravenswood are located between Castlemaine and Kangaroo Flat. Demolished station Chewton was also located between Castlemaine and Malmsbury.
Platforms & services
Castlemaine has one island platform (platforms 2 & 3) and one side platform (platform 1). Platforms 1 & 2 are used by Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill V/Line services in both directions,[4][5] while platform 3 is used by Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services to Maldon.[6]
References
- "Castlemaine Railway Precinct (Murray Valley Rlwy, Melbourne to Echuca)". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- Castlemaine Vicsig
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 89.
- Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- Timetable Victorian Goldfields Railway
External links
Media related to Castlemaine railway station, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons - Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Castlemaine and Maldon Junction Victorian Station Histories
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au