Elphinstone | ||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Bendigo | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 21 October 1862 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 4 October 1981 | |||||||||||||||
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Elphinstone railway station was located on the Bendigo line, serving the Victoria town of the same name. The station opened in October 1862, [1] and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers. [2]
All points and signals, and the interlocked frame, were abolished in 1988. [3] The double line block sections, Kyneton – Elphinstone and Elphinstone – Castlemaine "A" box, were abolished, and replaced with double line block section, Kyneton – Castlemaine "A" box. [3]
The station building is now leased as a private residence.
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