Kerang railway station (original) (raw)
Railway station in Victoria, Australia
| Kerang | |
|---|---|
| PTV regional rail station | |
 Southbound view from platform looking at the station building, June 2015 |
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| General information | |
| Location | Boundary Street,Kerang, Victoria 3579Shire of GannawarraAustralia |
| Coordinates | 35°43′59″S 143°55′27″E / 35.7330°S 143.9243°E / -35.7330; 143.9243 |
| Owned by | VicTrack |
| Operated by | V/Line |
| Line(s) | Swan Hill (Piangil) |
| Distance | 288.89 kilometres fromSouthern Cross |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Connections |  Coach |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Parking | 10 spaces |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Operational, unstaffed |
| Station code | KER |
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. |
| Website | Public Transport Victoria |
| History | |
| Opened | 25 October 1884; 140 years ago (1884-10-25) |
| Services | |
Two daily services in both directions Preceding station  V/Line Following station Pyramidtowards Southern Cross Swan Hill line Swan HillTerminus |
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| Former service Preceding station Disused railways Following station Macorna Piangil line Lake Boga | |
Location  KerangLocation within Victoria |
Kerang railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Kerang, and it opened on 25 October 1884.[1]
Kerang opened on 25 October 1884. On 30 May 1890, the line was extended to Swan Hill.[1] The station, like the township itself, was named after an Aboriginal word meaning moon or an edible root vegetable.[2]
Kerang was once the junction station of the former railway lines to Stony Crossing and Koondrook, both closing in 1961 and 1976 respectively.
A number of sidings opposite the station were removed in 1991.[3]
In late 1993 and 1994, the station was operated by the former Borough of Kerang through a lease agreement with the Public Transport Corporation, after the station was de-staffed in August 1993.[4] The borough assumed control of the station on 13 December 1993, however withdrew from the agreement on 30 June 1994, due to low ticket sales and operation costs.[4]
The station platform was reconstructed and resurfaced in January 2019.[5]
Disused station Macorna is located between Kerang and Pyramid, while demolished station Lake Boga was located between Kerang and Swan Hill.
On 5 June 2007, a fatal crash occurred between a train and a semi-trailer at the Murray Valley Highway level crossing, north of Kerang. Eleven people died, all of whom were passengers.
Platforms and services
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Kerang has one platform. It is serviced by twice daily V/Line Swan Hill line services to Southern Cross and Swan Hill.[6]
Platform 1:
- Swan Hill line services to Southern Cross and Swan Hill
V/Line operates a road coach service between Bendigo and Swan Hill/Mildura via Kerang station.[6][7]
Station building and entrance, June 2015
- ^ a b Kerang Vicsig
- ^ "Kerang". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1991. p. 187.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1994. p. 251.
- ^ "New station platform at Kerang takes shape". V/Line - Regional public transport for Victoria. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Mildura - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au