Elphinstone railway station was located on the Bendigo line, serving the Victorian town of the same name. The station opened in October 1862,[1] and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[2]
The Elphinstone station building is listed by the National Trust, and there are only two other similar ones in Victoria. It is a single-storey brick building with a hipped roof, quoining, and rendered window dressings with stone sills. A goods shed, with polychrome brickwork and granite trimmings, is situated at the Melbourne end of the main platform. It is equipped with a hand-operated crane dating back to the opening of the line.[3] The station building is now leased as a private residence.
In 1988, all points and signals, and the interlocked signal frame, were abolished.[4] The double line block sections,[5]Kyneton to Elphinstone and Elphinstone to Castlemaine "A" signal box, were abolished, and replaced with a double line block section, Kyneton to Castlemaine "A" box.[4]
^Martin, Scott; Banger, Chris (October 2006). "'New Deal' for Country Passengers – 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
