Castlemaine railway station
Castlemaine | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in December 2008 | |||||||||||
| Location |
Kennedy Street, Castlemaine Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°03′47″S 144°12′51″E / 37.0630°S 144.2141°ECoordinates: 37°03′47″S 144°12′51″E / 37.0630°S 144.2141°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bendigo | ||||||||||
| Distance | 125.48 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CME | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 9 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 1862 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Castlemaine railway station is located on the Bendigo line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Castlemaine, and opened on 21 October 1862.[1]
Rationalisation of the former yard occurred during the late 1980s.[2]
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, with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by V/Line Bendigo and Swan Hill line services.[3][4] Platform 3 is currently used by Victorian Goldfields Railway services.[5]
Platform 1:
- Bendigo line: services to Bendigo, Swan Hill & Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Bendigo line: services to Bendigo, Swan Hill & Southern Cross
Platform 3:
- Victorian Goldfields Railway: heritage services to Maldon
References
- ↑ 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
| Closed station navigation | ||||
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| Maldon / Victorian Goldfields Railway | ||||
| Junction | | | Muckleford | Next station → | |
| Moolort line | ||||
| Junction | | | Campbell | Next station → | |
| Closed stations | ||||
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