Woodend railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of of the same name, in Victoria, Australia. It was opened on 8 July 1861.Woodend VicsigWoodend VR History
The disused Carlsruhe station is located between Woodend and Kyneton stations.
History At the time of opening, Woodend was the terminus of the railway line which had been extended from Sunbury. It remained the terminus until the line was further extended to Kyneton the next yearThe line terminated at Sunbury for two years after 1859, until Woodend became the terminus in 1861. Kyneton station was opened in 1862
In December 1897, the original station building was destroyed by fire.
In 1960, a crossover at the up end of the station was abolished.
The station once had extra sidings on the far side of Platform 2, as well as a turntable. The sidings were abolished in February 1990, and the turntable was relocated to Castlemaine in the early 1990s, for use by the Victorian Goldfields Railway.
In March 1995, the signal box was abolished, and was replaced with a signal bay in the Platform 1 station building. A crossover at the down end of the station had been removed by March of that year, along with the turntable road. On 17 January 2005, the signal bay itself was abolished.Woodend Signal Box (WNO) Vicsig
The original stationmaster's house still stands. It was built in 1897 and, at the time, the stationmaster was able to see along the track from the doorways.
Platforms and services Woodend has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line trains.Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport VictoriaEchuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport VictoriaSwan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
During the morning peak, trains to Melbourne depart from Platform 2, and trains to Bendigo depart from Platform 1. That is reversed after 8:30am, to allow trains travelling in the "peak" direction to use the one 160 km/h track, upgraded in 2006 as part of the Regional Fast Rail project. Woodend platform arrangementPlatformLineDestinationNotesViaSource1Southern CrossServices towards Melbourne depart from this platform in the afternoon.SunburyBendigo, EchucaServices towards Bendigo depart from this platform in the morning.Castlemaine2Southern CrossServices towards Melbourne depart from this platform in the morning.SunburyKyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan HillServices towards Bendigo depart from this platform in the afternoon.Castlemaine
Transport links Dysons operates one bus route via Woodend station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
V/Line operates a bus service connecting Daylesford with Woodend station, giving passengers from Daylesford, and intermediate towns including Lyonville, Trentham and Tylden, access to the rail network.
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References
External links Victorian Railway Stations gallery Melway map at street-directory.com.au