Woodend railway station, Victoria
Woodend | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Eastbound view from Platform 1, July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Calder Highway, Woodend, Victoria 3442 Shire of Macedon Ranges Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°21′33″S 144°31′34″E / 37.3592°S 144.5262°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| System | PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill (Deniliquin) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 78.09 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | WNO | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 4/5 overlap | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 July 1861 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Woodend railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of Woodend, in Victoria, Australia. Woodend station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 July 1861.[2][3]
The disused Carlsruhe station is located between Woodend and Kyneton stations.
History
[edit]At the time of opening it was the terminus of the railway line after being extended from Sunbury. It remained the terminus until it was extended to Kyneton the next year[4]
In December 1897, the original station building was destroyed by fire.[2][3]
In 1960, a crossover at the up end of the station was abolished.[2][3]
The station once had extra sidings on the far side of Platform 2, as well as a turntable. The sidings were abolished in February 1990,[2][3] and the turntable was relocated to Castlemaine in the early 1990s, for use by the Victorian Goldfields Railway.
In March 1995, the signal box was abolished, and was replaced with a signal bay within the Platform 1 station building.[3] A crossover at the down end of the station and the turntable road were also abolished by March of that year.[3] On 17 January 2005, the signal bay itself was abolished.[5]
The original stationmaster's house still stands. It was built in 1897 and, at the time, the stationmaster was able to see along the track from the doorways.
Platforms and services
[edit]Woodend has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line trains.[6][7][8]
During the morning peak, trains to Melbourne depart from Platform 2, and trains to Bendigo depart from Platform 1. That is reversed after 8:30am, to allow trains travelling in the "peak" direction to use the one 160 km/h track, upgraded in 2006 as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.
| Woodend platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes | |
| 1 | Bendigo line Echuca line Swan Hill line |
Southern Cross, Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan Hill | Services towards Bendigo depart from this platform in the morning. Services towards Melbourne depart from this platform in the afternoon. | |
| 2 | Bendigo line Echuca line Swan Hill line |
Southern Cross, Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan Hill | Services towards Melbourne depart from this platform in the morning. Services towards Bendigo depart from this platform in the afternoon. | |
Transport links
[edit]Dysons operates one bus route via Woodend station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- FlexiRide Woodend [1]
V/Line operates a bus service to and from Daylesford to Woodend Station so commuters from Daylesford and intermediate towns including Lyonville, Trentham and Tylden are able to get access to Victoria's train network.[9]
- V/Line Coach Service [1]
Gallery
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Westbound view of station platforms and building, September 2006 -
Platform 1 station waiting room, July 2022 -
Woodend station signage at Platform 1, July 2022
References
[edit]- ^ a b Woodend FlexiRide Service Public Transport Victoria
- ^ a b c d Woodend Vicsig
- ^ a b c d e f Woodend VR History
- ^ The line was extended to Sunbury in 1859 for 2 years until Woodend became the terminus in 1861. Kyneton station then opened in 1862
- ^ Woodend Signal Box (WNO) Vicsig
- ^ Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "V/Line Bus Service Timetable to/from Daylesford". V/Line timetable.
External links
[edit]- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au