Pyramid railway station

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Pyramid
PTV regional rail station
Pyramid Railway Station.JPG
Westbound view of the station building and platform, October 2012
General information
LocationRailway Avenue,
Pyramid Hill, Victoria 3575
Shire of Loddon
Australia
Coordinates 36°03′10″S144°06′47″E / 36.0529°S 144.1130°E / -36.0529; 144.1130
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Swan Hill (Piangil)
Distance249.35 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks3
ConnectionsVictoria coach logo.svg Coach
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codePYD
Fare zone Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened12 February 1884;140 years ago (1884-02-12)
Previous namesPyramid Hill (1884-1904)
Services
Two daily services in both directions.
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Dingee Swan Hill line Kerang
towards Swan Hill
Former service
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Mitiamo   Piangil line   Macorna
Official namePyramid Hill Railway Station
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1696 [1]
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Pyramid
Location within Victoria

Pyramid railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Pyramid Hill, and it opened on 12 February 1884 as Pyramid Hill. It was renamed Pyramid on 9 May 1904. [2]

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History

Pyramid opened on 12 February 1884. On 25 October 1884, the line was extended to Kerang. [2] The station, like the township itself, was named after the Surveyor General of New South Wales, Thomas Mitchell, set up base with his party near the rise of a hill he named Pyramid Hill on 29 June 1836. [3] Mitchell noted that the hill resembled the pyramids of Egypt. [3]

A disused goods shed and silos are located opposite the station.

The former No. 2 track was abolished in June 1988, [4] along with the up and down end plunger locked points leading to it. The up and down points were realigned to connect to No. 3 track. [4]

Pyramid closed as a crossing station on 31 December 1993. [5]

Disused station Mitiamo is located between Pyramid and Dingee, whilst disused station Macorna is located between Pyramid and Kerang.

Pyramid station is one of the least used railway stations in Victoria and the least used station on the Swan Hill line, with only 2,670 passengers in the 2016-2017 financial year. This equates to around 7.31 passengers per day.

Platforms and services

Pyramid has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Swan Hill line services. [6]

Platform 1:

There are infrequent services operating on the Swan Hill line including those stopping at Pyramid. Currently, there are only two trains in each direction stopping each day.

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

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References

  1. "Pyramid Hill Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database . Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Pyramid Vicsig
  3. 1 2 "Pyramid Hill". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1988. p. 252.
  5. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1994. p. 153.
  6. 1 2 Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. Mildura - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria