Springhurst railway station

Springhurst railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of the same name, and opened on 29 November 1873 as Springs. It was renamed Springhurst in October 1890.[1]

Springhurst
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 looking at station building, March 2015
General information
LocationSilo Street,
Springhurst, Victoria 3682
Rural City of Wangaratta
Australia
Coordinates36°11′10″S 146°28′14″E / 36.1862°S 146.4705°E / -36.1862; 146.4705
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Albury (North East)
Distance257.55 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsRegional coach Coach
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSPT
Fare zoneMyki not available. Paper ticket only.
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened29 November 1873; 150 years ago (1873-11-29)
Rebuilt1950
2011
Previous namesSprings (1873-1890)
Bontherambo
Naringa
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Wangaratta Albury line Chiltern
towards Albury
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Wahgunyah line   Rutherglen
Location
Springhurst is located in Victoria
Springhurst
Springhurst
Location within Victoria

History

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Springhurst handled heavy traffic from the Wahgunyah district, until the opening of the Wahgunyah branch line in 1879. A weatherboard station building was erected in 1878, next to a through-track goods shed that had been provided earlier. Track layout alterations were made in 1885, 1899, 1906 and 1919.[2]

A signal cabin was provided in 1887, but was moved into the station building in 1899. Also in that year, the platform was extended to 110 metres. The present brick station building dates to 1950. The adjacent Albury - Melbourne standard gauge line and road underpass were built in 1962.[2]

In 1969, a siding leading to the former turntable was abolished.[1] In September 1979, the former goods shed was demolished.[3] In 1990, No. 5 road and siding "A" were abolished, as was the connection from No. 2 road to the Wahgunyah line.[1]

The original platform (now Platform 2) was located on the former broad gauge line. In 2011, that line was converted to standard gauge, and another platform (Platform 1) was built on the existing standard gauge line, which had opened in 1962.

In recent years, the station has had very low patronage. In 2016-2017, it only recorded 1,566 passengers, or around four passengers a day.[4]

Bowser station, now demolished, it was located between Springhurst and Wangaratta.

Platforms and services

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Springhurst has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Albury line trains.[5][6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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V/Line runs a road coach service from Corowa to Wangaratta (via Rutherglen), which operates Monday – Friday.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Springhurst Vicsig
  2. ^ a b Turton, Keith (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 104, 127. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). December 1979. p. 289.
  4. ^ "VLine Station Patronage 2013-2017". publisher not stated. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ Albury - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  6. ^ "Southern timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  7. ^ Corowa - Wangaratta Public Transport Victoria
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