Kyneton railway station

Kyneton is a railway station on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Kyneton, and opened on 25 April 1862.[2] The station is served by Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill V/Line services, with some peak-hour services to and from Melbourne terminating here.

Kyneton
PTV regional rail station
Station building in May 2013
Location1 Mollison Street
Kyneton, Victoria 3444
Australia
Coordinates37°15′30″S 144°27′03″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Deniliquin
Distance91.55 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsV/Line
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeKNT
Fare zone6
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 April 1862 (1862-04-25)
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Woodend Bendigo line Malmsbury
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Echuca line Malmsbury
towards Echuca
Woodend
One-way operation
Swan Hill line
1 Weekday service
Malmsbury
towards Swan Hill
Woodend Swan Hill line Castlemaine
towards Swan Hill
Former service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Carlsruhe   Deniliquin line   Redesdale Junction
Official nameKyneton Railway Station Complex
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1602[1]

In August 1990, a number of sidings, crossovers, signal posts and the goods shed and goods platform track were abolished.[3]

The station was upgraded as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, with the platforms re-aligned, the manual interlocking frame and railway crossing gates decommissioned, and new remote controlled computer based signalling provided. Also, as part of this project, the double line between Kyneton and Bendigo was singled.[4]

Disused station Carlsruhe is located between Kyneton and Woodend. Demolished station Redesdale Junction was located between Kyneton and Malmsbury.

Platforms & services

Kyneton has two side platforms, served by Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill V/Line services. All services to Southern Cross depart from platform 1, while most services towards and beyond Bendigo depart from platform 2, with some peak-hour services using platform 1 instead.[5][6]

References

  1. "Malmsbury Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. Kyneton Vicsig
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1990. p. 348.
  4. Locals may lose services due to Fast Rail project ABC News 11 June 2004
  5. Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  6. Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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