Broadford railway station

Broadford is a railway station on the North East railway in the town of Broadford, Victoria, Australia. The station has two side platforms, with the main station building and signal box on the down (eastern) platform. The Melbourne bound platform has a small shelter, and the two platforms are linked by a pedestrian crossing at the Seymour end.

Platforms and services

The station is primarily served by V/Line trains on the Seymour and Shepparton lines, with no long distance trains to Albury stopping at the station.^[1]

Platform 1:

• Seymour and Shepparton lines - intercity services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

• Seymour and Shepparton lines - intercity services to Kilmore East, Seymour and Shepparton

History

Broadford station was opened with the North East railway to Wodonga in 1872. The duplication of the line was carried out north to Tallarook in 1883, and then south to Wandong in 1886.^[2]

The first station building was provided in 1878, and for many years the station had two goods sheds, one each side of the line, along with lengthy platforms for timber traffic. In 1909 these were removed, and a cool store erected.^[3] The present station building dates to 1960, when the station was rebuilt for the parallel standard gauge line. For the same reason the goods shed, crane and livestock race were relocated to the west side of the main line.^[4] The majority of goods sidings have since been removed.^[2]

Broadford Loop opened on the parallel standard gauge line in 1962 along with the line.^[2]

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