Castlemaine railway station

This article is about the station in Victoria, Australia. For the former station in Ireland, see Castlemaine railway station (Ireland).

Castlemaine
PTV regional rail and VGR heritage rail station
Southbound view of platforms and station buildings, December 2008
General information
Location	Kennedy Street, Castlemaine, Victoria 3450 Shire of Mount Alexander Australia
Coordinates	37°03′47″S144°12′51″E / 37.0630°S 144.2141°E / -37.0630; 144.2141
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill (Deniliquin) Maldon Moolort
Distance	125.48 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Train operators	V/Line Victorian Goldfields Railway
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed
Station code	CME
Fare zone	Myki Zone 9/10 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1862;161 years ago (1862-10-21)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Malmsbury towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Kangaroo Flat towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk Echuca line Kangaroo Flat towards Echuca Malmsbury One-way operation Swan Hill line 1 weekday & 1 weekend service Kangaroo Flat towards Swan Hill Kyneton towards Southern Cross Swan Hill line Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station Muckleford towards Maldon   Victorian Goldfields Railway   Terminus
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Chewton   Deniliquin line   Harcourt Muckleford towards Maldon   Maldon line   Terminus Campbell towards Maryborough   Moolort line   Terminus
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Castlemaine Railway Precinct (Murray Valley Railway, Melbourne to Echuca)
Designated	20 August 1982
Reference no.	H1664 [1]
Location
Castlemaine Location within Victoria

Castlemaine railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Castlemaine, and it opened on 21 October 1862. ^{[2] [3]}

The station is also the termini of the Maldon and Moolort lines, but no passenger revenue services currently operates on the latter line, with the Victorian Goldfields Railway operating heritage services on the Maldon line.

In 1973, a turntable at the station was abolished. ^{[2] [3]} On 9 July 1977, the passenger service to Maryborough was withdrawn, ^[3] and in 1978, a number of points were abolished, as was a crossover and the former carriage dock. ^{[2] [3]}

Rationalisation of the former yard occurred during the late 1980s. ^[4] In 1989, signal boxes "A" and "B" were abolished, and replaced with a signal panel within the station office. ^{[2] [3] [5]} Mechanical points were also abolished, and all signals were replaced with two and three position signals. ^{[2] [3]} Also in that year, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Parker Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station. ^{[2] [3]}

On 17 December 2004, the Victorian Goldfields Railway was extended from Muckleford to Castlemaine. ^[3] On 17 January 2005, the signal panel was abolished. ^[5]

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 and services

Castlemaine has one island platform with two faces (Platforms 2 and 3) and one side platform (Platform 1). Platforms 1 and 2 are used by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line services in both directions, ^{[6] [7]} while Platform 3 is used by Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services to Maldon. ^[8]

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

Platform 3:

•   Maldon line   Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services to Maldon

Transport links

Castlemaine Bus Lines operates five routes via Castlemaine station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  1 : Castlemaine – Campbells Creek ^[9]
•  2 : Castlemaine Town Loop ^[10]
•  4 : to Maldon ^[11]
•  5 : to Taradale ^[12]
•  6 : to Chewton ^[13]

References

1. "Castlemaine Railway Precinct (Murray Valley Rlwy, Melbourne to Echuca)". Victorian Heritage Database . Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
2. Castlemaine Vicsig
3. Castlemaine VR History
4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 89.
5. Castlemaine Signal Box (CME) Vicsig
6. Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
7. Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
8. Timetable Victorian Goldfields Railway
9. 1 Castlemaine - Campbells Creek Public Transport Victoria
10. 2 Castlemaine Town Loop Public Transport Victoria
11. 4 Castlemaine - Maldon Public Transport Victoria
12. 5 Castlemaine - Taradale via Chewton Public Transport Victoria
13. 6 Castlemaine - Chewton via Loddon Prison Public Transport Victoria

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 at street-directory.com.au