Kangaroo Flat railway station

Kangaroo Flat

Southbound view in January 2010
Location Short Street, Kangaroo Flat
Australia
Coordinates 36°47′42″S 144°14′55″E / 36.7950°S 144.2487°E / -36.7950; 144.2487Coordinates: 36°47′42″S 144°14′55″E / 36.7950°S 144.2487°E / -36.7950; 144.2487
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Bendigo
Distance 157.36 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code KFG
Fare zone Myki zone 12
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 1 February 1874
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Bendigo line

Kangaroo Flat railway station is located on the Bendigo line, in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 1 February 1874,[1] and serves the southern Bendigo suburb of Kangaroo Flat

Disused stations Ravenswood and Harcourt are located between Kangaroo Flat and Castlemaine, whilst disused station Golden Square is located between Kangaroo Flat and Bendigo.

History

The contract for the construction of Kangaroo Flat was let in 1862. In 1904, it was renamed Kangaroo, resuming its original identity in 1916. By 1926, facilities included a signal frame, a pair of side platforms on the double track, a goods siding and shed on the eastern side of the line, and a crossover between tracks. In 1938, the stationmaster was withdrawn, with the station being worked by the porter-in-charge, under "caretaker" conditions.[2]

From 1889, the station was a block point, under the Winters Block system, but it could be 'switched out' in times of quieter traffic. That status remained until 1980, when the signal box was only 'switched in' when required. In 1987, the signal box was closed, and all points and signals removed.[2][3]

After a fire in 1990 that caused extensive damage, the station building was left unused, and only two trains per weekday stopped at the station.[4] In 2002, the exterior of the station building and former goods shed were restored.[5] The Regional Fast Rail project, in 2005, saw the line towards Melbourne singled south of the station.[6]

Following a community-led campaign for better services in Bendigo's southern growth corridor, an upgrade of the station was announced in February 2008, involving the construction of a new booking office, a 50-bay car park and bus interchange, and the refurbishment of the waiting room.[7] In January 2014, the platforms were extended, to accommodate longer trains.[8]

Platforms & services

Kangaroo Flat has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Bendigo line trains.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References

  1. ↑ Kangaroo Flat Vicsig
  2. 1 2 Kangaroo Flat Victorian Station Histories
  3. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 27.
  4. ↑ Kangaroo Flat is back V/Line Voice issue 35 April 2008
  5. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2002. p. 186.
  6. ↑ Locals may lose services due to Fast Rail project ABC News 11 June 2004
  7. ↑ Liberals say petition prompts Kangaroo Flat train station revamp ABC News 13 February 2008
  8. ↑ Plan to extend V/Line platforms Bendigo Advertiser 8 January 2014
  9. ↑ Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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