Echuca railway station
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Echuca railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of the same name, and opened on 19 September 1864.[1]
It is the northern-most operating passenger railway station on the Deniliquin line, and is the terminus for Echuca line services. It also serves as the terminus of the freight-only Toolamba–Echuca line. The Deniliquin line extends northwards, over the New South Wales state border, and is open for freight traffic. Freight sidings and a silo are located opposite the station.
History
The railway reached Echuca in 1864 and, with the opening of the Echuca Wharf, the town was transformed into a major river port, encouraging substantial urban growth in the 1870s.[2] In 1876, the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened its Script error: No such module "convert".-long private railway northwards to Deniliquin.[3]
The brick station building at Echuca was provided with the opening of the line, along with a double-gabled brick goods shed, and a three-road locomotive depot. The station building was expanded in 1877, and a large water tower was erected in the same year (demolished in 1977).[4] An iron footbridge was added in 1880.[5] In June 1974, the former northern waiting room section of the station building was demolished.[6] A concrete rail bridge over the Murray River, to the north of the station, was opened in February 1989, replacing a combined road and rail bridge that had opened in 1878.[2]
A short branch line between Echuca and the port opened with the line, but was closed in 1971. In 2000, $150,000 was provided to fund the reconstruction of the line.[7] By 2002, work was under way, with the cost having increased to $330,000. However, by 2007, the branch was again out of use and was disconnected from the main line.[8]
The branch line from Echuca to Toolamba closed in 2007, but was reopened in October 2013.[9][10] Services on the line were suspended in January 2020.[11]
Platforms and services
Echuca has one platform and is the terminus for Echuca line trains from Southern Cross station.[12]
Platform 1:
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Transport links
Echuca is also served by V/Line road coaches running between Bendigo and Moama,[12] and NSW TrainLink road coaches to Albury and Wagga Wagga.[13]
Gallery
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Station building and entrance, June 2015
References
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- ↑ Echuca Vicsig
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- ↑ Coalition government reopens Echuca to Toolamba line for rail freight Premier of Victoria 3 October 2013
- ↑ Echuca to Toolamba reopens Template:Webarchive Rail Express 9 October 2013
- ↑ Toolamba-Echuca Line Vicsig
- ↑ a b Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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External links
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- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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- Echuca-Moama
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1864
- Regional railway stations in Victoria (state)