Kyneton railway station

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Kyneton
PTV regional rail station
Kyneton Railway Station, Victoria.jpg
Eastbound view in May 2013
Location1 Mollison Street,
Kyneton, Victoria 3444
Shire of Macedon Ranges
Australia
Coordinates37°15′30″S 144°27′03″E / 37.2582°S 144.4508°E / -37.2582; 144.4508Coordinates: 37°15′30″S 144°27′03″E / 37.2582°S 144.4508°E / -37.2582; 144.4508
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Deniliquin
Distance91.55 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Staffed
Station codeKNT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 6/7 Overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 April 1862 (1862-04-25)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Woodend
towards Southern Cross
 Bendigo line Malmsbury
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Echuca line Malmsbury
towards Echuca
Woodend
One-way operation
 Swan Hill line
1 weekday & 1 weekend service
 Malmsbury
towards Swan Hill
Woodend
towards Southern Cross
 Swan Hill line Castlemaine
towards Swan Hill
Former service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Carlsruhe   Deniliquin line  
Official nameKyneton Railway Station Complex
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1602[1]

Kyneton railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Kyneton, and it opened on 25 April 1862.[2][3]

The station is served by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line services, with some peak-hour services to and from Melbourne terminating here.

Between 1977 and 1979, the Kyneton Provender Coy Siding and Watson's Siding were both abolished.[2][3]

In August 1990, a number of sidings, crossovers, signal posts and the goods shed and goods platform track were all abolished.[2][3][4]

The station was upgraded as part of the Regional Fast Rail project in 2005, with the platforms re-aligned, the manual interlocking frame and level crossing gates decommissioned, and new remote controlled computer based signalling provided. Also, as part of this project, the double-track line between Kyneton and Bendigo was singled.[2][5]

Disused station Carlsruhe is located between Kyneton and Woodend. Demolished station Redesdale Junction was located between Kyneton and Malmsbury.

Platforms and services[]

Kyneton has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line services. All services to Southern Cross depart from Platform 1, while most services towards and beyond Bendigo depart from Platform 2, with some peak-hour services using Platform 1 instead.[6][7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  •  Bendigo line  services to Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
  •  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross
  •  Swan Hill line  services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross

Transport links[]

Dysons operates four routes via Kyneton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  1 : to Kyneton Town Centre[8]
  •  2 : to Kyneton Town Centre[9]
  •  3 : to Kyneton Town Centre[10]
  •  4 : Kyneton – Trentham[11]

Gallery[]

  • Westbound view from the Mollison Street level crossing in June 2006

References[]

  1. ^ "Malmsbury Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Kyneton Vicsig
  3. ^ a b c Kyneton VR History
  4. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1990. p. 348.
  5. ^ Locals may lose services due to Fast Rail project ABC News 11 June 2004
  6. ^ Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. ^ Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ^ 1 Kyneton Town Centre to Kyneton Station via Kyneton North Public Transport Victoria
  9. ^ 2 Kyneton Town Centre to Kyneton Station via Kyneton West Public Transport Victoria
  10. ^ 3 Kyneton Town Centre to Kyneton Station via Kyneton Hospital Public Transport Victoria
  11. ^ 4 Kyneton to Trentham via Kyneton Station & Tylden Public Transport Victoria

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