Broadford railway station
Broadford | ||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||
 Station front in June 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | High Street, Broadford, Victoria 3658 Shire of Mitchell Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°12′26″S 145°02′34″E / 37.2073°S 145.0428°ECoordinates: 37°12′26″S 145°02′34″E / 37.2073°S 145.0428°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North East | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 75.17 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Staffed Part-Time | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | BRF | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 4/5 Overlap | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 18 April 1872 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1960 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Broadford railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Broadford, and it opened on 18 April 1872.[1]
History[]
Broadford station was opened in 1872, when the line to School House Lane opened. The duplication of the line was carried out north to Tallarook in 1883, and then south to Wandong in 1886.[2]
The first station building was provided in 1878, and for many years, the station had two goods sheds, one each side of the line, along with lengthy platforms for timber traffic. They were removed in 1909, and a cool store was erected.[3]
The present station building dates to 1960, when the station was rebuilt to accommodate the new standard gauge line to Albury. For the same reason, the goods shed, crane and livestock race were relocated to the west side of the main line.[3] The majority of goods sidings were removed by 1988,[1][2] along with a number of points leading into the sidings.[4] A further siding was removed in 1989.[1]
Broadford Loop opened on the parallel standard gauge line in 1962, along with the line.[2]
In 2014, a trailing crossover at the Up end of the station was booked out of use, and was removed at a later date.[5]
In February 2019, the station was abolished as a double line block post, and the signal box, signals and all associated equipment was removed.[6]
Platforms and services[]
Broadford has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Seymour and Shepparton line services.[7]
Platform 1:
- Seymour line services to Southern Cross
- Shepparton line services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Seymour line services to Seymour
- Shepparton line services to Shepparton
References[]
- ^ a b c Broadford Vicsig
- ^ a b c Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Broadford" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
- ^ a b Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 90, 126. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1988. p. 186.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2014. p. 186.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. 47 (3): 88. March 2019.
- ^ Seymour - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
External links[]
Media related to Broadford railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1872
- Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia)