Castlemaine railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Castlemaine, and it opened on 21 October 1862.[2][3]
Castlemaine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail and VGR heritage rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Southbound view, December 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kennedy Street, Castlemaine, Victoria 3450 Shire of Mount Alexander Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°03′47″S 144°12′51″E / 37.0630°S 144.2141°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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| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | CME | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 9/10 overlap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 1862 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Castlemaine Railway Precinct (Murray Valley Railway, Melbourne to Echuca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 20 August 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | H1664[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Castlemaine Location within Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The station is also the termini of the Maldon and Moolort lines, but no passenger revenue services currently operates on the latter line, with the Victorian Goldfields Railway operating heritage services on the Maldon line.
In 1973, a turntable at the station was abolished.[2][3] On 9 July 1977, the passenger service to Maryborough was withdrawn,[3] and in 1978, a number of points were abolished, as was a crossover and the former carriage dock.[2][3]
Rationalisation of the former yard occurred during the late 1980s.[4] In 1989, signal boxes "A" and "B" were abolished, and replaced with a signal panel within the station office.[2][3][5] Mechanical points were also abolished, and all signals were replaced with two and three position signals.[2][3] Also in that year, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Parker Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[2][3]
On 17 December 2004, the Victorian Goldfields Railway was extended from Muckleford to Castlemaine.[3] On 17 January 2005, the signal panel was abolished.[5]
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 and services edit
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,[6][7] while Platform 3 is used by Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services to Maldon.[8]
Platform 1:
- Bendigo line services to Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
- Echuca line services to Echuca and Southern Cross
- Swan Hill line services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Bendigo line services to Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
- Echuca line services to Echuca and Southern Cross
- Swan Hill line services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross
Platform 3:
- Maldon line Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services to Maldon
Transport links edit
Castlemaine Bus Lines operates five routes via Castlemaine station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 1 : Castlemaine – Campbells Creek[9]
- 2 : Castlemaine Town Loop[10]
- 4 : to Maldon[11]
- 5 : to Taradale[12]
- 6 : to Chewton[13]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f Castlemaine Vicsig
- ^ a b c d e f g h Castlemaine VR History
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 89.
- ^ a b Castlemaine Signal Box (CME) Vicsig
- ^ 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
External links edit
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
