Kerang railway station
Kerang | |||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||
 Station platform in June 2015 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Boundary Street Kerang, Victoria 3579 Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′59″S 143°55′27″E / 35.7330°S 143.9243°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Piangil | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 288.89 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Train operators | V/Line | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | KER | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||
2 daily services in both directions.
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Kerang railway station is a railway station on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia, serving the town of Kerang.[1]
Kerang was once the junction station to the former rail lines to Koondrook and to Stony Crossing.
A number of sidings opposite the station were removed in 1991.[2]
Disused station Macorna is located between Kerang and Pyramid, while demolished station Lake Boga was located between Kerang and Swan Hill.
The platform at Kerang was reconstructed and resurfaced in January 2019.[3]
Platforms & services
Kerang has a single side platform, serviced by V/Line Swan Hill line services between Swan Hill and Southern Cross in both directions.[4]
Platform 1:
- Swan Hill line V/Line services to Southern Cross & Swan Hill
Transport links
Kerang is also served by V/Line Bendigo – Swan Hill/Mildura road coach services.[4][5]
Kerang train crash
On 5 June 2007, a fatal crash occurred between a train and a semi-trailer at a level crossing north of Kerang. Eleven people died, all of whom were passengers.
References
- ^ Kerang Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1991. p. 187.
- ^ "New station platform at Kerang takes shape". V/Line - Regional public transport for Victoria. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Mildura - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au