Broadford railway station

Broadford railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Broadford, and opened on 18 April 1872.[1]

Broadford
PTV regional rail station
Station front and entrance to Platform 2 in June 2013
General information
LocationHigh Street,
Broadford, Victoria 3658
Shire of Mitchell
Australia
Coordinates37°12′26″S 145°02′34″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Seymour Shepparton
(Tocumwal)
Distance75.17 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed part-time
Station codeBRF
Fare zoneMyki Zone 4/5 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened18 April 1872 (1872-04-18)
Rebuilt1960
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Kilmore East Seymour line Tallarook
towards Seymour
Shepparton line Tallarook
Limited service
towards Shepparton
Seymour
towards Shepparton
Location
Broadford is located in Victoria
Broadford
Broadford
Location within Victoria

History

Broadford station was opened when the North-East line was opened as far as School House Lane. 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 on each side of the line, along with lengthy platforms for timber traffic. They were removed in 1909, and a cool store was erected.[3]

The present station building dates to 1960, when the station was rebuilt to accommodate the new standard gauge line to Albury. For the same reason, the goods shed, crane and livestock race were relocated to the west side of the main line.[3] The majority of goods sidings had been removed by 1988,[1][2] along with a number of points leading into the sidings.[4] Another siding was removed in 1989.[1]

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

In 2014, a trailing crossover at the up end of the station was booked out of use, and was removed at a later date.[5]

In February 2019, the station was abolished as a double line block post, and the signal box, signals and all associated equipment was removed.[6]

Platforms and services

Broadford has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Seymour and Shepparton line trains.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References

  1. Broadford Vicsig
  2. Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Broadford" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  3. Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 90, 126. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1988. p. 186.
  5. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2014. p. 186.
  6. "Works". Newsrail. 47 (3): 88. March 2019.
  7. Seymour - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
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