Castlemaine railway station

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Castlemaine
Castlemaine Station Victoria.jpg
Southbound view of the station buildings and platforms, July 2025
General information
LocationKennedy 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
System PTV regional rail and VGR heritage rail station
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Lines
Distance125.48 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Train operators
ConnectionsVictoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeCME
Fare zone Myki Zone 9/10 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1862;163 years ago (1862-10-21)
Services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg 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 HR icon.svg   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
Official nameCastlemaine Railway Precinct (Murray Valley Railway, Melbourne to Echuca)
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1664 [1]
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Castlemaine
Location within Victoria

Castlemaine 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 Castlemaine, in Victoria, Australia. Castlemaine station is a ground level staffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1862. [2] [3]

Contents

The station is the terminus of the Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services on the Maldon line. It used to be the terminus of the cross-country Castlemaine-Maryborough railway, but the section from Castlemaine to Moolort was closed in 2004, and the remaining section to Maryborough was closed in 2011.

Disused stations at Elphinstone and Taradale are located between Castlemaine and Malmsbury, while disused stations Harcourt and Ravenswood are located between Castlemaine and Kangaroo Flat. Chewton station, between Castlemaine and Malmsbury, has been demolished.

History

In 1973, the turntable at the station was abolished. [2] [3] On 9 July 1977, the passenger service to Maryborough was withdrawn. [3] 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 from the station. [2] [3]

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

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:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

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

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Castlemaine Vicsig
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Castlemaine VR History
  4. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). March 1988. p. 89.
  5. 1 2 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
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