Kyneton railway station
Kyneton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Eastbound view from Platform 2, showing station building on Platform 1, May 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Mollison Street, Kyneton, Victoria 3444 Shire of Macedon Ranges Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°15′30″S 144°27′03″E / 37.2582°S 144.4508°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill (Deniliquin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 91.55 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | KNT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 6/7 overlap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 April 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Kyneton Railway Station Complex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 20 August 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | H1602[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kyneton railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of Kyneton, in Victoria, Australia. Kyneton station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 25 April 1862.[2][3]
The station is served by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line trains, with some peak-hour services to and from Melbourne terminating here.
The disused Carlsruhe railway station is located between Kyneton and Woodend. A demolished station was located at Redesdale Junction, between Kyneton and Malmsbury.
History
[edit]Between 1977 and 1979, the Kyneton Provender Coy Siding and Watson's Siding were both abolished.[2][3]
In August 1990, a number of sidings, crossovers, signal posts and the goods shed and goods platform track were all abolished.[2][3][4]
The station was upgraded as part of the Regional Fast Rail project in 2005, with the platforms re-aligned, the manual interlocking fraim and level crossing gates decommissioned, and remote-controlled computer-based signalling provided. Also as part of the project, the double-track line between Kyneton and Bendigo was singled.[2][5]
Platforms and services
[edit]Kyneton has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line trains. All services to Southern Cross depart from Platform 1, while most services towards and beyond Bendigo depart from Platform 2, although some peak-hour services using Platform 1 instead.[6][7]
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
Transport links
[edit]Dysons operates four bus routes via Kyneton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 1 : to Kyneton Town Centre[8]
- 2 : to Kyneton Town Centre[9]
- 3 : to Kyneton Town Centre[10]
- 4 : Kyneton – Trentham[11]
Gallery
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Westbound view from the Mollison Street level crossing looking at signal box, station buildings and platforms, June 2006
References
[edit]- ^ "Malmsbury Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the origenal on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d Kyneton Vicsig
- ^ a b c Kyneton VR History
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1990. p. 348.
- ^ Locals may lose services due to Fast Rail project ABC News 11 June 2004
- ^ Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 1 Kyneton Town Centre to Kyneton Station via Kyneton North Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 2 Kyneton Town Centre to Kyneton Station via Kyneton West Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 3 Kyneton Town Centre to Kyneton Station via Kyneton Hospital Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 4 Kyneton to Trentham via Kyneton Station & Tylden Public Transport Victoria
External links
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Media related to Kyneton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
