Castlemaine railway station
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Castlemaine railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of Castlemaine, in Victoria, Australia. Castlemaine station is a ground level staffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1862.[1][2]
The station is the terminus of the Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services on the Maldon line. It used to be the terminus of the cross-country Castlemaine-Maryborough railway, but the section from Castlemaine to Moolort was closed in 2004, and the remaining section to Maryborough was closed in 2011.
Disused stations at Elphinstone and Taradale are located between Castlemaine and Malmsbury, while disused stations Harcourt and Ravenswood are located between Castlemaine and Kangaroo Flat. Chewton station, between Castlemaine and Malmsbury, has been demolished.
History
In 1973, the turntable at the station was abolished.[1][2] On 9 July 1977, the passenger service to Maryborough was withdrawn.[2] In 1978, a number of points were abolished, as was a crossover and the former carriage dock.[1][2]
Rationalisation of the former yard occurred during the late 1980s.[3] In 1989, signal boxes "A" and "B" were abolished, and replaced with a signal panel within the station office.[1][2][4] Mechanical points were also abolished, and all signals were replaced with two and three position signals.[1][2] Also in that year, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Parker Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction from the station.[1][2]
On 17 December 2004, the extension of the Victorian Goldfields Railway from Muckleford to Castlemaine was opened.[2] On 17 January 2005, the signal panel was abolished.[4]
Platforms and services
Castlemaine has one island platform with two faces (Platforms 2 and 3) and one side platform (Platform 1). Platforms 1 and 2 are used by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line services in both directions,[5][6] while Platform 3 is used by Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services to Maldon.[7]
| colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr, #Template:Rcr); " |Castlemaine platform arrangement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
Southern Cross, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan Hill | |
| 2 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
Southern Cross, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan Hill | |
| 3 | Template:RouteBox | Maldon | Victorian Goldfields Railway - heritage railway |
Transport links
Castlemaine Bus Lines operates five routes via Castlemaine station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 1 : Castlemaine – Campbells Creek[8]
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 2 : Castlemaine Town Loop[9]
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 4 : to Maldon[10]
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 5 : to Taradale[11]
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 6 : to Chewton[12]
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f Castlemaine Vicsig
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Castlemaine VR History
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- ↑ Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Timetable Victorian Goldfields Railway
- ↑ 1 Castlemaine - Campbells Creek Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ 2 Castlemaine Town Loop Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ 4 Castlemaine - Maldon Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ 5 Castlemaine - Taradale via Chewton Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ 6 Castlemaine - Chewton via Loddon Prison Public Transport Victoria
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External links
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- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Castlemaine and Maldon Junction Victorian Station Histories
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1862
- Regional railway stations in Victoria (state)
- Victoria (state) tourist railway stations
- Listed railway stations in Australia