Elmore railway station
Elmore | ||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Southbound view of the station building and platform, June 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 61 Railway Road, Elmore, Victoria 3558 City of Greater Bendigo Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°29′42″S 144°36′28″E / 36.4949°S 144.6077°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Echuca (Deniliquin) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 206.69 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Coach | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | EME | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 19 September 1864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Runnymede (1864-1876) | |||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||
One in both directions on weekdays, two on weekends
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| Official name | Elmore Railway Station and Water Tower | |||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 20 August 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | H1672[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Elmore railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the town of the same name. The station opened on 19 September 1864 as Runnymede, but was renamed Elmore on 1 November 1876.[2]
History
[edit]Elmore was opened along with the line to Echuca.[2] The station, like the township itself, was named after the Elmore Estate, which was part of the Burnewang pastoral run. The name was possibly inspired by the English town of Elmore, Gloucestershire.[3]
In 1916, a 70 ft. turntable was provided at the station. The siding leading to the turntable was abolished in 1957. In 1976, the siding leading to the dock platform was abolished.[2]
The station was the junction for the 57-mile (92 km) branch line to Cohuna, which was opened on 10 November 1915.[2] The last section of the branch was closed in 1987,[4] and the connection to it had been removed by July 1988.[5]
In 2016/2017, the station was recorded as the least-used railway station in Victoria, with an average of 2.42 boardings per day.[6]
A disused station, Avonmore, is located between Elmore and Goornong.
Platforms and services
[edit]Elmore has one platform and is served by V/Line Echuca line trains.[7]
Platform 1:
- Echuca line services to Southern Cross and Echuca
Transport links
[edit]Elmore is also served by a V/Line road coach route running between Bendigo and Moama.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elmore Railway Station and Water Tower". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Elmore". Vicsig. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Elmore". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Cohuna Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). November 1988. p. 346.
- ^ "Which are the least and most used stations in Victoria? | Philip Mallis". 20 February 2019.
- ^ a b Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
[edit]- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
