Chiltern railway station

Chiltern
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view of Platform 2 and station building, September 2015
General information
Location	Victoria Street, Chiltern, Victoria 3683 Shire of Indigo Australia
Coordinates	36°09′21″S 146°36′42″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Albury (North East)
Distance	271.32 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	10
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	CHI
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 November 1873; 151 years ago (1873-11-21)
Rebuilt	2011
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Springhurst towards Southern Cross Albury line Wodonga towards Albury
Location Chiltern Location within Victoria

Chiltern railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Chiltern, and it opened on 21 November 1873.^[1]

Description

A disused goods shed is located at the station. The goods shed was converted into a community centre in 2011, and on 4 March 2021, ownership was transferred to the Chiltern Model Club.^{[citation needed]}

Disused station Barnawartha is located between Chiltern and Wodonga stations.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 1978, No. 4 road and the goods platform was abolished.^[1]

It was closed as a staff station on 19 June 1987.^[2] Former No.2 and No.3 roads were removed by 10 July of the same year.^[2]

In 2000, the former crossing loop on the standard gauge line was extended by 670 metres at the down end.^[3]

The original platform was located on the broad gauge line. Between 2008 and 2011, this line was converted to standard gauge, and another platform was built on the existing 1962 built standard gauge line.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms and services

Chiltern has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Albury line services.^[4]

Platform 1:

•  Albury line  services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Albury line  services to Albury

References

1. Chiltern Vicsig
2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 284.
3. Banger, Chris (May 2014). "The Standard Way to Albury – Part 7". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 134–137.
4. Albury – Melbourne Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery