Springhurst railway station

Springhurst
Station information
Code SPT
Distance from
Southern Cross		 257.550 km
Operator V/Line
Lines Albury-Wodonga
# Platforms 1
# Tracks 2 SG (1 under conversion from BG)
Status Unmanned Station
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Opened 29 November 1873

Springhurst is a railway station on the North East railway line in the township of Springhurst, Victoria, Australia. It is served by V/Line Albury-Wodonga line passenger services. The single platform is located on the eastern side of the broad gauge main line, with the parallel standard gauge line running on an embankment behind the station, with a two lane road under bridge running underneath for station access. Today the station building is boarded up and unmanned.[1]

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

History

The station opened a few days after the line on 29 November 1873, but only for goods traffic. The passenger facilities were incomplete, and the station was not opened for passengers until 29 December the same year. The station was initially named Springs, with other early names including Springhurst, Bontherambo, Naringa, and the incorrect spelling of Narimga. The name Springhurst was not adopted until October 1890.[2]

The station handled heavy traffic from the Wahgunyah district until the opening of the branch line in 1879. A weatherboard station building was erected in 1878, beside a through track goods shed already there. Track layout alterations were made in 1885, 1899, 1906 and 1919. A signal cabin was provided in 1887, but was moved into the station in 1899, along with the platform being extended to 350 feet (110 m). The present brick station building dates to 1950.[2] The standard gauge line and road underpass date to 1962.[3]

As part of the North East Rail Revitalisation Project a second platform will be constructed on the standard gauge line, in conjunction with the standard gauge conversion of the existing broad gauge track. Work begun in December 2008, and will be competed by late 2009.[4]

References

  1. ^ "VICSIG - Infrastructure - Springhurst". www.vicsig.net. http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Springhurst. Retrieved 2008-12-25. 
  2. ^ a b Turton, Keith W. (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. page 104. ISBN 0 85849 012 9. 
  3. ^ Turton, Keith W. (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. page 127. ISBN 0 85849 012 9. 
  4. ^ "South Improvement Alliance (SIA) - Works in Your Community". www.southimprovementalliance.com.au. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20080724201418/http://www.southimprovementalliance.com.au/web/index.php?page=program-of-works. Retrieved 2008-12-24. 
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Bowser station was located between Springhurst and Wangaratta stations.