Nhill railway station

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Nhill
Journey Beyond inter-city rail station
General information
LocationWhitehead Avenue,
Nhill, Victoria 3418
Shire of Hindmarsh
Australia
Coordinates 36°19′54″S141°39′14″E / 36.3317°S 141.6538°E / -36.3317; 141.6538
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Journey Beyond
Line(s) The Overland
(Western standard gauge)
Distance399.70 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeNHL
Fare zone Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 January 1887;137 years ago (1887-01-19)
Services
Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station
Bordertown
towards Adelaide
The Overland Dimboola
towards Melbourne
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Nhill
Location within Victoria

Nhill railway station is located on the Western standard gauge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Nhill, and it opened on 19 January 1887. [1]

Contents

A number of large grain silos are located in the goods yard, located at the up end of the station.

The last Victorian Railways service to stop at Nhill was the Dimboola to Serviceton service that ceased on 1 December 1978. [2] In March 2007, The Overland passenger service began stopping at the station. [3]

Much of the station was extensively altered in the 1980s, following the introduction of CTC between Ararat and Serviceton, including the removal of the signal box, interlocking and all signals. [1] [4]

Platforms and services

Nhill has one platform. It is serviced by Journey Beyond The Overland services. [5]

Platform 1:

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References

  1. 1 2 {Nhill Vicsig
  2. Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society: 77–82.
  3. Overland bypasses Stawell station Stawell Times 23 January 2007
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1980. p. 76.
  5. The Overland Timetable 3 January 2021 Journey Beyond