Shepparton railway station
Shepparton | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in July 2008 | |||||||||||
| Location | Purcell Street, Shepparton | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°23′02″S 145°24′22″E / 36.3838°S 145.4060°ECoordinates: 36°23′02″S 145°24′22″E / 36.3838°S 145.4060°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tocumwal | ||||||||||
| Distance | 181.85 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | SHP | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 15 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 January 1880 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Shepparton railway station is located on the Tocumwal line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Shepparton, opening on 13 January 1880.[1][2] It is the terminus for V/Line services from Melbourne. A 725 metre long crossing loop is located opposite the station.[3]
A number of goods sidings are located between the station and crossing loop, which is used to stable the container freight service to Tocumwal, and for shunting the now defunct oil train. Further sidings are located to the south, the first serving disused British Imperial Oil Company, Vacuum Oil Coy and C.O.R. Oil Coy depots.[2] To the north were sidings for livestock, and a second oil terminal, which was use until 2008, when oil services were discontinued by Pacific National.[2]
The station opened on 13 January 1880, as a temporary terminus of the line from Mangalore, on the main North East railway. The line was extended north to Numurkah in 1881, and a branch line to Dookie opened in 1888.[4]
The V/Line Freightgate centre opened at Shepparton in April 1985. Costing $100,000, it was officially opened by V/Line chairman, Mr. Keith Fitzmaurice. The centre covered 2,000 cubic metres, and could’ve handled 500 pallets each week.[5] During this time, the passenger facilities in the main station building were also refurbished.[6]
The V/Line passenger service once continued further north to Cobram, until these services were withdrawn on 21 August 1993.[7]
References
- ↑ Shepparton Vicsig
- 1 2 3 Bob Whitehead (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary.
- ↑ "Seymour to Tocumwal". Network Access Information Pack. V/Line. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ↑ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). pp. 71–76.
- ↑ "General News". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). July 1985. p. 212.
- ↑ "Works". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). May 1985. p. 147.
- ↑ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). pp. 77–82.
External links
Media related to Shepparton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
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