Merredin railway station

Merredin

Prospectors cross at Merredin in April 2014
Location Barrack Street, Merredin
Coordinates 31°28′55″S 118°16′44″E / 31.482°S 118.279°E / -31.482; 118.279Coordinates: 31°28′55″S 118°16′44″E / 31.482°S 118.279°E / -31.482; 118.279
Owned by Transwa
Operated by Transwa
Line(s) Eastern Goldfields Railway
Distance 284.20 kilometres from Perth
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Unstaffed
History
Opened 1895 (original)
Services
Preceding station   Transwa Trains network   Following station
towards 
Avonlink
East Perth – Merredin
Terminus
towards East Perth
Prospector
towards Kalgoorlie
Preceding station   Great Southern Railway   Following station
towards East Perth
Indian Pacific
towards Sydney

Merredin railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It serves the town of Merredin.

History

The original Merredin station opened in 1895. It was an important station on the Eastern Goldfields Railway, being the junction station for lines to Narrembeen, Bruce Rock, Northam, Southern Cross and Nungarin and had an extensive yard.[1] Today lines extend south from Merredin south to Narrogin and Kondinin.[2]

When the line was converted to standard gauge in the late 1960s, a new station was built diagonally opposite. The original station is used as a museum.[1] Exhibits include a G class steam locomotive and TA class diesel locomotive.[3]

Passengers services

Transwa's Avonlink and Prospector services stop at Merredin, at least one service each day.[4][5]

The Indian Pacific also stops here. It runs once or twice a week (depending on the time of year) each way between East Perth and Sydney Central.

References

  1. 1 2 Merredin Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
  2. ↑ Brookfield Rail Network Map Brookfield Rail
  3. ↑ Merredin Railway Museum Australia's Golden Outback
  4. ↑ AvonLink Timetable
  5. ↑ Prospector Timetable

External links

Media related to Merredin railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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