Railway station in Victoria, Australia
Kyneton 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 Kyneton , in Victoria, Australia. Kyneton station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 25 April 1862.[ 2] [ 3]
The station is served by V/Line Bendigo , Echuca and Swan Hill line trains, with some peak-hour services to and from Melbourne terminating here.
The disused Carlsruhe railway station is located between Kyneton and Woodend . A demolished station was located at Redesdale Junction , between Kyneton and Malmsbury .
History
Between 1977 and 1979, the Kyneton Provender Coy Siding and Watson's Siding were both abolished.[ 2] [ 3]
In August 1990, a number of sidings, crossovers , signal posts and the goods shed and goods platform track were all abolished.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The station was upgraded as part of the Regional Fast Rail project in 2005, with the platforms re-aligned, the manual interlocking frame and level crossing gates decommissioned, and remote-controlled computer-based signalling provided. Also as part of the project, the double-track line between Kyneton and Bendigo was singled .[ 2] [ 5]
Kyneton has two side platforms . It is served by V/Line Bendigo , Echuca and Swan Hill line trains. All services to Southern Cross depart from Platform 1, while most services towards and beyond Bendigo depart from Platform 2, although some peak-hour services using Platform 1 instead.[ 6] [ 7]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Transport links
Dysons operates four bus routes via Kyneton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria :
Gallery
Westbound view from the Mollison Street level crossing looking at
signal box , station buildings and platforms, June 2006
References
External links
Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service
