Elmore railway station
Elmore | ||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Southbound view of the station building and platform in June 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 61 Railway Road, Elmore, Victoria 3558 City of Greater Bendigo Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°29′42″S 144°36′28″E / 36.4949°S 144.6077°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Deniliquin | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 206.69 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | V/Line Road Coach | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | EME | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 19 September 1864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Runnymede (1864-1876) | |||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||
One in both directions on weekdays, two on weekends
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| Official name | Elmore Railway Station and Water Tower | |||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 20 August 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | H1672[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Elmore railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Elmore, and it opened on 19 September 1864 as Runnymede. It was renamed Elmore on 1 November 1876.[2]
History
Elmore opened on 19 September 1864, along with the line to Echuca.[2] The station, like the township itself, was named after the Elmore Estate, which was part of the Burnewang pastoral run.[3] The name was possibly inspired by the English town of Elmore, Gloucestershire.[3]
In 1916, a 70 ft. turntable was provided at the station.[2] The siding leading to the turntable was abolished in 1957.[2] In 1976, a siding leading to the dock platform was abolished.[2]
The station was the junction for a short branch line to Cohuna. The line opened on 10 November 1915,[2] and it closed in 1981,[4] with the connection to the line removed by July 1988.[5]
In 2016/2017, the station was recorded as the least used railway station in Victoria, with an average of 2.42 boardings per day.[6]
Disused stations Avonmore, Wellsford, Bagshot and Huntly are located between Elmore and Bendigo.
Platforms and services
Elmore has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Echuca line services.[7]
Platform 1:
- Echuca line services to Southern Cross and Echuca
Transport links
Elmore is serviced by V/Line road coach services between Bendigo and Moama.[7]
References
- ^ "Elmore Railway Station and Water Tower". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Elmore Vicsig
- ^ a b "Elmore". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Cohuna Line Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 346.
- ^ "Which are the least and most used stations in Victoria? | Philip Mallis". 20 February 2019.
- ^ a b Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au