Murchison East railway station
Murchison East | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in July 2007. The original station building has since been demolished due to a fire. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Cassidys Road, Murchison | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°36′47″S 145°14′26″E / 36.6131°S 145.2405°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tocumwal | ||||||||||
| Distance | 147.25 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | MST | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 11 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 January 1880 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Murchison East railway station is located on the Tocumwal line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Murchison, opening on 13 January 1880.[1][2]
'The station became a junction in September 1890 when the line to Rushworth opened, this line later being extended to Colbinabbin and Girgarre. The Rushworth line closed in 1987,[3] and branched off at the southern end of the station.
The main timber station building has been fenced off, replaced by a new passenger shelter alongside. The station has the longest passing loop on the line, 870 metres in length,[4] however in 2013 the loop was booked out of service due to poor track condition. A number of other sidings that serve a grain silo complex are opposite the platform. On 4 June 2014, the main building of the station was destroyed by a fire.[5]
Flashing lights were provided at the nearby Goulburn Valley Highway level crossing in 1974. Boom barriers have since been added to the level crossing.[6]
Closed station Wahring was located between Murchison East and Nagambie, while Arcadia and Toolamba railway stations were located between Murchison East and Mooroopna.
Platforms & services
Murchison East has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Shepparton line services.[7]
Platform 1:
- Shepparton line: services to Shepparton & Southern Cross
References
- ^ Murchison East Vicsig
- ^ Bob Whitehead (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary.
- ^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society: 71–76.
- ^ V/Line. "Seymour to Tocumwal". Network Access Information Pack. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- ^ Murchison East train station destroyed by fire Shepparton News 4 June 2014
- ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1975. p. 56.
- ^ Shepparton - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Murchison East railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
