Merredin railway station
Merredin  | |||||||||||||||
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 Prospectors cross at Merredin in April 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Barrack Street, Merredin | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°28′55″S 118°16′44″E / 31.482°S 118.279°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transwa | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transwa | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Eastern Goldfields Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 284.20 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1895 (original) | ||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Merredin Railway Station Group | ||||||||||||||
| Type | State Registered Place | ||||||||||||||
| Designated | 26 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1577 | ||||||||||||||
Merredin railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It is in the town of Merredin.
History
The original Merredin station opened in 1895. It was an important station on the Eastern Goldfields Railway, being the junction station for lines to Narrembeen, Bruce Rock, Northam, Southern Cross and Nungarin and had an extensive yard.[1] Today lines extend south from Merredin south to Narrogin and Kondinin.[2]
When the line was converted to standard gauge in the late 1960s, a new station was built diagonally opposite. The original station is used as a museum.[1] Exhibits include a G class steam locomotive and TA class diesel locomotive.[3]
Passenger services
Transwa's MerredinLink and Prospector services stop at Merredin, at least one service each day.[4][5]
The Indian Pacific also passes here, running once a week each way between East Perth and Sydney Central, but does not stop at the station.
References
- ^ a b Merredin Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
- ^ Brookfield Rail Network Map Brookfield Rail
- ^ Merredin Railway Museum Australia's Golden Outback
- ^ "AvonLink and MerredinLink Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
External links
Media related to Merredin railway station at Wikimedia Commons