Castlemaine railway station
Railway station in Victoria, Australia
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Castlemaine railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western town of Castlemaine, in Victoria, Australia. Castlemaine station is a ground level staffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1862.[2][3]
Castlemaine, Victoria 3450
Shire of Mount Alexander
Australia
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Southbound view of the station buildings and platforms, July 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kennedy Street, Castlemaine, Victoria 3450 Shire of Mount Alexander Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°03′47″S 144°12′51″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | PTV regional rail and VGR heritage rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 125.48 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | CME | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 9/10 overlap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 1862 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | Castlemaine Railway Precinct (Murray Valley Railway, Melbourne to Echuca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 20 August 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | H1664[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is the terminus of the Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services on the Maldon line. It used to be the terminus of the cross-country Castlemaine-Maryborough railway, but the section from Castlemaine to Moolort was closed in 2004, and the remaining section to Maryborough was closed in 2011.
Disused stations at Elphinstone and Taradale are located between Castlemaine and Malmsbury, while disused stations Harcourt and Ravenswood are located between Castlemaine and Kangaroo Flat. Chewton station, between Castlemaine and Malmsbury, has been demolished.
History
In 1973, the turntable at the station was abolished.[2][3] On 9 July 1977, the passenger service to Maryborough was withdrawn.[3] In 1978, a number of points were abolished, as was a crossover and the former carriage dock.[2][3]
Rationalisation of the former yard occurred during the late 1980s.[4] In 1989, signal boxes "A" and "B" were abolished, and replaced with a signal panel within the station office.[2][3][5] Mechanical points were also abolished, and all signals were replaced with two and three position signals.[2][3] Also in that year, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Parker Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction from the station.[2][3]
On 17 December 2004, the extension of the Victorian Goldfields Railway from Muckleford to Castlemaine was opened.[3] On 17 January 2005, the signal panel was abolished.[5]
Platforms and services
Castlemaine has one island platform with two faces (Platforms 2 and 3) and one side platform (Platform 1). Platforms 1 and 2 are used by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line services in both directions,[6][7] while Platform 3 is used by Victorian Goldfields Railway heritage services to Maldon.[8]
| Castlemaine platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes | |
| 1 | Bendigo line Echuca line Swan Hill line |
Southern Cross, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan Hill | ||
| 2 | Bendigo line Echuca line Swan Hill line |
Southern Cross, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan Hill | ||
| 3 | Maldon line | Maldon | Victorian Goldfields Railway - heritage railway | |
Transport links
Castlemaine Bus Lines operates five routes via Castlemaine station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 1 : Castlemaine – Campbells Creek[9]
- 2 : Castlemaine Town Loop[10]
- 4 : to Maldon[11]
- 5 : to Taradale[12]
- 6 : to Chewton[13]
