Kerang railway station

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Kerang
PTV regional rail station
Kerang railway station platform.jpg
Southbound view from platform looking at the station building, June 2015
General information
LocationBoundary Street,
Kerang, Victoria 3579
Shire of Gannawarra
Australia
Coordinates 35°43′59″S143°55′27″E / 35.7330°S 143.9243°E / -35.7330; 143.9243
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Swan Hill (Piangil)
Distance288.89 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks4
ConnectionsVictoria coach logo.svg Coach
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking10 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeKER
Fare zone Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 October 1884;139 years ago (1884-10-25)
Services
Two daily services in both directions
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Pyramid
towards Southern Cross
Swan Hill line Swan Hill
Terminus
Former service
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Macorna   Piangil line   Lake Boga
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Kerang
Location within Victoria

Kerang railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Kerang, and it opened on 25 October 1884. [1]

Contents

History

Kerang opened on 25 October 1884. On 30 May 1890, the line was extended to Swan Hill. [1] The station, like the township itself, was named after an Aboriginal word meaning moon or an edible root vegetable. [2]

Kerang was once the junction station of the former railway lines to Stony Crossing and Koondrook, both closing in 1961 and 1976 respectively.

A number of sidings opposite the station were removed in 1991. [3]

In late 1993 and 1994, the station was operated by the former Borough of Kerang through a lease agreement with the Public Transport Corporation, after the station was de-staffed in August 1993. [4] The borough assumed control of the station on 13 December 1993, however withdrew from the agreement on 30 June 1994, due to low ticket sales and operation costs. [4]

The station platform was reconstructed and resurfaced in January 2019. [5]

Disused station Macorna is located between Kerang and Pyramid, while demolished station Lake Boga was located between Kerang and Swan Hill.

Kerang train crash

On 5 June 2007, a fatal crash occurred between a train and a semi-trailer at the Murray Valley Highway level crossing, north of Kerang. Eleven people died, all of whom were passengers.

Platforms and services

Kerang has one platform. It is serviced by twice daily V/Line Swan Hill line services to Southern Cross and Swan Hill. [6]

Platform 1:

V/Line operates a road coach service between Bendigo and Swan Hill/Mildura via Kerang station. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kerang Vicsig
  2. ↑ "Kerang". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1991. p. 187.
  4. 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1994. p. 251.
  5. ↑ "New station platform at Kerang takes shape". V/Line - Regional public transport for Victoria. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. ↑ Mildura - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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