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'''Elphinstone railway station''' was located on the [[Bendigo railway line|Bendigo line]]. It served the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] town of [[Elphinstone, Victoria|Elphinstone]]. The station closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the ''[[New Deal (railway)|New Deal]]'' timetable for country passengers.<ref name="nrnd">{{cite magazine |date=October 2006 | title = 'New Deal' for Country Passengers – 25 years on | author = Scott Martin and Chris Banger |magazine= Newsrail | publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=319 }}</ref>
'''Elphinstone railway station''' was located on the [[Bendigo railway line|Bendigo line]], serving the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]n town of [[Elphinstone, Victoria|the same name]]. The station opened in October 1862,<ref>{{cite web |title=Elphinstone |url=https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Elphinstone |website=Vicsig |access-date=2023-07-14}}</ref> and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the ''[[New Deal (railway)|New Deal]]'' timetable for country passengers.<ref name="nrnd">{{cite magazine |date=October 2006 |title='New Deal' for Country Passengers – 25 years on |first1=Scott |last1=Martin |first2=Chris |last2=Banger |magazine=[[Newsrail]] |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=319}}</ref>


The Elphinstone station building is listed by the [[National Trust of Australia (Victoria)|National Trust]], and there are only two other similar ones in Victoria. It is a single-storey brick building with a hipped roof, [[quoin]]ing, 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Railway Station & Goods Shed |url=http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nattrust_result_detail/69280 |publisher=National Trust of Australia (Victoria) |access-date=2024-10-31}}</ref> The station building is now leased as a private residence.
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All [[Railroad switch|points]], signals and the [[Interlocking|interlocked]] frame were abolished in 1988.<ref name="newsrail">{{cite magazine|date=August 1988|title=Works|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=252}}</ref> The double line [[Signalling block system|block]] sections [[Kyneton railway station|Kyneton]] – Elphinstone and Elphinstone – [[Castlemaine railway station|Castlemaine]] "A" [[Signal Box|box]] were abolished, and replaced with double line block section Kyneton – Castlemaine "A" box.<ref name=newsrail/>

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In 1988, all [[railroad switch|points]] and signals, and the [[interlocking|interlocked]] signal frame, were abolished.<ref name="newsrail">{{cite magazine |date=August 1988 |title=Works |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=252}}</ref> The double line [[signalling block system|block]] sections,<ref>{{cite web |title=Double Line Block System |url=https://vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&section=safeworking#dlb |website=Vicsig |access-date=2024-10-31}}</ref> [[Kyneton railway station|Kyneton]] to Elphinstone and Elphinstone to [[Castlemaine railway station|Castlemaine]] "A" [[signal box]], were abolished, and replaced with a double line block section, Kyneton to Castlemaine "A" box.<ref name=newsrail/>


The station building is now leased as a private residence.


[[File:Elphinstone railway station.jpg|thumb|Elphinstone railway station]]


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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Victoria (state)]]
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[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1862]]
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Latest revision as of 09:27, 1 November 2024

Elphinstone
Elphinstone railway station, 2022
General information
Line(s)Bendigo
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened21 October 1862
Closed4 October 1981
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Taradale
towards Southern Cross
 Bendigo line Chewton
towards Bendigo
List of closed railway stations in Victoria

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]


References

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  1. ^ "Elphinstone". Vicsig. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ Martin, Scott; Banger, Chris (October 2006). "'New Deal' for Country Passengers – 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
  3. ^ "Railway Station & Goods Shed". National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). August 1988. p. 252.
  5. ^ "Double Line Block System". Vicsig. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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