Clunes railway station, Victoria
Clunes | |||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||
 Southbound view in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Service Street, Clunes, Victoria 3370 Shire of Hepburn Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°10′52″S 143°27′55″E / 37.1811°S 143.4653°ECoordinates: 37°10′52″S 143°27′55″E / 37.1811°S 143.4653°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||
| Distance | 192.55 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | V/Line Road Coach | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CLU | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 November 1874 | ||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||
| 16 November 1874 | Opened | ||||||||||
| 12 September 1993 | Closed | ||||||||||
| 3 December 2011 | Reopened | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Clunes railway station is located on the Mildura line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Clunes, and it opened on 16 November 1874.[1]
History[]
The station closed on 12 September 1993, when The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches, but reopened on 3 December 2011, as an additional station on the reopened line to Maryborough.
The station, along with parts of the main street, were famously used in the 1979 film Mad Max, when the bikie crew pick up the Nightrider's coffin.
In 1987, the station was abolished as an electric staff station, with the signal box, interlocking and signals abolished.[1]
In March 2010, a new 140-metre siding was provided opposite the platform, to be used to stable track machines.[2]
When services to Maryborough resumed in July 2010, Clunes station was not reopened.[3][4] In June 2010, it was announced that Clunes would be re-opened.[5] This occurred on 3 December 2011, when a ceremony was held to officially re-open the station.[6][7] Regular services commenced stopping at the station the following day.[7]
Prior to its re-opening, contractors working on the station removed the original iron verandah, which was eventually sent for scrap, outraging local residents and the local council.[8] By mid-2012, a replacement verandah had been rebuilt.[9][10]
During 2015, the former station building was refurbished.[11] It was leased out for community use in the same year.[9][12]
Platforms and services[]
Clunes has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Maryborough line services.[13]
Platform 1:
- Maryborough line services to Maryborough and Ballarat
Transport links[]
V/Line operates road coach services via Clunes station, from Ballarat to Donald and Mildura.[14]
References[]
- ^ a b Clunes Vicsig
- ^ "Signalling & Infrastructure". Railway Digest. Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW Division): 56. May 2010.
- ^ Call to explain Clunes' omission from rail plan Ballarat Courier 7 October 2009
- ^ No plans for Clunes train Ballarat Courier 11 October 2009
- ^ Ready for Tomorrow $19 million to Return Passenger Rail to Clunes and Improve North-West Freight Rail Links Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Premier of Victoria June 2010
- ^ Community celebrates return of trains to Clunes Archived 28 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Premier of Victoria 3 December 2011
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2012. p. 24.
- ^ "Clunes Train Station historic verandah removal sparks anger". The Courier. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Destroyed heritage at Clunes station". Waking up in Geelong. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Clunes Railway Station". Commercial Systems Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2016. p. 56.
- ^ "All aboard Creative Clunes' new cultural hub". VicTrack. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Mildura - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
External links[]
Media related to Clunes railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Rail Geelong gallery
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1874
- Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia)
- Railway stations closed in 1993
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 2011