Echuca railway station
Railway station in Victoria, Australia
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Echuca railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of the same name, and opened on 19 September 1864.[2]
Echuca, Victoria 3564
Shire of Campaspe
Australia
Echuca | ||||||||||||||||||
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Echuca Railway Station in November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 116 Sturt Street, Echuca, Victoria 3564 Shire of Campaspe Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°07′52″S 144°45′12″E | |||||||||||||||||
| System | PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||
| Owner | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||
| Operator | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 249.99 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, staffed part-time | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | ECH | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 19 September 1864 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Three per day to Southern Cross. Trains travelling in the opposite direction terminate here.
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Official name | Echuca Railway Station Complex | |||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 20 August 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | H1059[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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It is the northern-most operating passenger railway station on the Deniliquin line, and is the terminus for Echuca line services. It also serves as the terminus of the freight-only Toolamba–Echuca line. The Deniliquin line extends northwards, over the New South Wales state border, and is open for freight traffic. Freight sidings and a silo are located opposite the station.
History
The railway reached Echuca in 1864 and, with the opening of the Echuca Wharf, the town was transformed into a major river port, encouraging substantial urban growth in the 1870s.[3] In 1876, the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened its 71 km (44 mi)-long private railway northwards to Deniliquin.[4]
The brick station building at Echuca was provided with the opening of the line, along with a double-gabled brick goods shed, and a three-road locomotive depot. The station building was expanded in 1877, and a large water tower was erected in the same year (demolished in 1977).[5] An iron footbridge was added in 1880.[6] In June 1974, the former northern waiting room section of the station building was demolished.[7] A concrete rail bridge over the Murray River, to the north of the station, was opened in February 1989, replacing a combined road and rail bridge that had opened in 1878.[3]
A short branch line between Echuca and the port opened with the line, but was closed in 1971. In 2000, $150,000 was provided to fund the reconstruction of the line.[8] By 2002, work was under way, with the cost having increased to $330,000. However, by 2007, the branch was again out of use and was disconnected from the main line.[9]
The branch line from Echuca to Toolamba closed in 2007, but was reopened in October 2013.[10][11] Services on the line were suspended in January 2020.[12]
Platforms and services
Echuca has one platform and is the terminus for Echuca line trains from Southern Cross station.[13]
| Echuca platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | ||
| 1 | Echuca line | Southern Cross | ||
Transport links
Echuca is also served by V/Line road coaches running between Bendigo and Moama,[13] and NSW TrainLink road coaches to Albury and Wagga Wagga.[14]
Gallery
Southbound view of station platform and building with a VLocity train at the platform, August 2007
Station building and entrance, June 2015
