Kyneton railway station

Kyneton
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 2, showing station building on Platform 1, May 2013
General information
Location	1 Mollison Street, Kyneton, Victoria 3444 Shire of Macedon Ranges Australia
Coordinates	37°15′30″S 144°27′03″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill (Deniliquin)
Distance	91.55 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed
Station code	KNT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 6/7 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	25 April 1862; 162 years ago (1862-04-25)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Woodend towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Malmsbury towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk Echuca line Malmsbury towards Echuca Woodend One-way operation Swan Hill line 1 weekday & 1 weekend service Malmsbury towards Swan Hill Woodend towards Southern Cross Swan Hill line Castlemaine towards Swan Hill
Former service Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Carlsruhe   Deniliquin line   Redesdale Junction
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Kyneton Railway Station Complex
Designated	20 August 1982
Reference no.	H1602[1]
Location Kyneton Location within Victoria

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]

Platforms and services

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:

•  Bendigo line  services to Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
•  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross
•  Swan Hill line  services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Bendigo line  services to Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
•  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross
•  Swan Hill line  services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross

Transport links

Dysons operates four bus routes via Kyneton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  1 : to Kyneton Town Centre^[8]
•  2 : to Kyneton Town Centre^[9]
•  3 : to Kyneton Town Centre^[10]
•  4 : Kyneton – Trentham^[11]

Gallery

• 
  Westbound view from the Mollison Street level crossing looking at signal box, station buildings and platforms, June 2006

References

1. "Malmsbury Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
2. Kyneton Vicsig
3. Kyneton VR History
4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1990. p. 348.
5. Locals may lose services due to Fast Rail project ABC News 11 June 2004
6. Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
7. Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
8. 1 Kyneton Town Centre to Kyneton Station via Kyneton North Public Transport Victoria
9. 2 Kyneton Town Centre to Kyneton Station via Kyneton West Public Transport Victoria
10. 3 Kyneton Town Centre to Kyneton Station via Kyneton Hospital Public Transport Victoria
11. 4 Kyneton to Trentham via Kyneton Station & Tylden Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Media related to Kyneton railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au