Castlemaine railway station

Castlemaine
Southbound view in December 2008
Location	Kennedy Street, Castlemaine
Coordinates	37°03′47″S 144°12′51″E / 37.0630°S 144.2141°E / -37.0630; 144.2141Coordinates: 37°03′47″S 144°12′51″E / 37.0630°S 144.2141°E / -37.0630; 144.2141
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Bendigo
Distance	125.48 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CME
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1862
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Malmsbury toward Melbourne (Southern Cross) Bendigo line Kangaroo Flat toward Bendigo, Swan Hill or Echuca

Castlemaine railway station is located on the Bendigo line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Castlemaine opening on 21 October 1862.^[1]

Disused stations Elphinstone and Taradale are located between Castlemaine and Malmsbury, while disused stations Harcourt and Ravenswood are located between Castlemaine and Kangaroo Flat. Demolished station Chewton was also located between Castlemaine and Maimsbury.

Platforms & services

Castlemaine has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by V/Line Bendigo and Swan Hill line services.^[2][3] One platform is used by Victorian Goldfields Railway services.^[4]

Platform 1:

• Bendigo line: services to Bendigo, Swan Hill & Southern Cross

Platform 2:

• Bendigo line: services to Bendigo, Swan Hill & Southern Cross

Platform 3:

• Victorian Goldfields Railway: heritage services to Maldon

References

External links

• Media related to Castlemaine railway station, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
• Victorian Railway Stations Gallery
• Victorian Station Histories - Castlemaine and Maldon Junction
• Melway