Riddells Creek railway station

Riddells Creek railway station is located on the Bendigo line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Riddells Creek.[1]

Riddells Creek
Eastbound view from Platform 2 in October 2012
LocationHamilton Street, Riddells Creek
Coordinates37°27′54″S 144°40′47″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Bendigo
Distance56.90 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking50
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station codeRCK
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1879
Rebuilt2014
Previous namesRiddells
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Clarkefield
towards Southern Cross
 Bendigo line Gisborne
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Echuca line Gisborne
towards Echuca

History

The station opened with the line, and was a signal box and block post, using the telegraph instruments by 1879, with Winter’s instruments provided by 1890. A six lever frame was provided in 1927, for control of signals, until closed as a block post in 1993. The station was renamed ‘Riddell’ in 1904, as part of a policy to adopt short station names, but was renamed to the full version in October 1976.[2][3]

Platforms & services

Riddells Creek has two side island platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Bendigo line services.[4][5] In the morning, trains to Melbourne depart from Platform 2, and trains to Bendigo depart from Platform 1, and reverses in the afternoon. This is to allow services in the peak direction of travel to use the single 160 km/h track, that was upgraded in 2006, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project. In January 2014, the platforms were extended to accommodate longer trains.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References
  1. Riddells Creek Vicsig
  2. Riddells Creek Victorian Station Histories
  3. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1977. p. 10.
  4. Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  5. Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  6. Plan to extend V/Line platforms Bendigo Advertiser 8 January 2014
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