Violet Town railway station

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Violet Town
PTV regional rail station
Violet Town railway station.jpg
Westbound view of the station building,
March 2015
General information
LocationPrimrose Street,
Violet Town, Victoria 3669
Shire of Strathbogie
Australia
Coordinates 36°38′16″S145°43′08″E / 36.6379°S 145.7190°E / -36.6379; 145.7190
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Albury (North East)
Distance169.33 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeVTN
Fare zone Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened20 March 1873;151 years ago (1873-03-20)
Rebuilt2009
Services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Euroa
towards Southern Cross
Albury line Benalla
towards Albury
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Violet Town
Location within Victoria

Violet Town railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Violet Town, and it opened on 20 March 1873. [1]

Contents

The station opened as the temporary terminus of the line from Longwood, before it was extended to Benalla on 18 August 1873.

History

The station opened with the line in 1873, and was an important railhead before the opening of the Goulburn Valley line to the west. A temporary building was initially provided, and was replaced in 1876 by a weatherboard structure. The goods shed that was provided with the opening of the line was still in use in the 1970s. [2]

In 1909, the goods yard was extended, and a new signal box provided, with the main line slewed to run through the platform, instead of No. 2 road as previously. In 1938, the yard was again altered, and the station building was moved to its current position, at the northern end of the platform. [2]

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Cowslip Street level crossing, located at the Albury (down) end of the station, in 1961. [3]

On 7 February 1969, the Violet Town rail accident occurred one kilometre south of the station, when the southbound Southern Aurora passenger train collided head on with a northbound freight train. [4]

In 1979, a road leading to a former crane at the station was abolished. [1]

On 5 January 1994, a number of track and signal alterations took place, including the abolition of No. 3 road, sidings "A" and "B", and a number of disc signals and points. [5]

In 1999, the former crossing loop on the standard gauge line was extended at the down end. [6]

As part of the North East Rail Revitalisation Project, a second platform was constructed on the 1960s built standard gauge line, in conjunction with the standard gauge conversion of the existing broad gauge track. Work began in December 2008, and was completed in late 2009. [7] [8] [9]

Former station Balmattum was located between Violet Town and Euroa, while Baddaginnie was located between Violet Town and Benalla.

Platforms and services

Violet Town has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Albury line services. [10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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References

  1. 1 2 Violet Town Vicsig
  2. 1 2 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 98. ISBN   0-85849-012-9.
  3. ↑ "Overpass at Albion to open Sunday". The Age . 25 October 1961. p. 7.
  4. ↑ Violet Town, Vic: Rail Collision Australian Emergency Management
  5. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1994. p. 154.
  6. ↑ Banger, Chris (May 2014). "The Standard Way to Albury - Part 7". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 134–137.
  7. ↑ Program of Works South Improvement Alliance
  8. ↑ $500 million rail link upgrade for Victoria's north-east The Age 30 May 2008
  9. ↑ North East rail project will bring local and national benefits Archived 2009-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Australian Rail Track Corporation 13 March 2009
  10. ↑ Albury - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
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