Springhurst railway station

Springhurst railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Springhurst, and opened on 29 November 1873 as Springs. It was renamed Springhurst in October 1890.[1]

Springhurst
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in March 2015
General information
Location	Silo Street, Springhurst, Victoria 3682 Rural City of Wangaratta Australia
Coordinates	36°11′10″S 146°28′14″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Albury (North East)
Distance	257.55 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Coach
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	SPT
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	29 November 1873 (1873-11-29)
Rebuilt	1950 2011
Previous names	Springs (1873-1890) Bontherambo Naringa
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Wangaratta towards Southern Cross Albury line Chiltern towards Albury
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Junction   Wahgunyah line   Rutherglen
Location
Springhurst Location within Victoria

The station was also named Bontherambo and Naringa.[1][2]

Springhurst handled heavy traffic from the Wahgunyah district, until the opening of the Wahgunyah branch line in 1879. A weatherboard station building was erected in 1878, next to a through-track goods shed that had been provided earlier. Track layout alterations were made in 1885, 1899, 1906 and 1919.[2]

A signal cabin was provided in 1887, but was moved into the station building in 1899. Also in that year, the platform was extended to 110 metres. The present brick station building dates to 1950. The standard gauge line and road underpass were built in 1962.[2]

In 1969, a siding leading to the former turntable was abolished.[1] In September 1979, the former goods shed was demolished.[3] In 1990, No. 5 road and siding "A" were abolished, as was the connection from No. 2 road to the Wahgunyah line.[1]

The original platform (now Platform 2) was located on the broad gauge line. In 2011, that line was converted to standard gauge, and another platform (Platform 1) was built on the existing standard gauge line, which had opened in 1962.

In recent years, the station has had very low patronage. In 2016-2017, the station only recorded 1,566 passengers during that period, or around four passengers a day.[4]

Demolished station Bowser was located between Springhurst and Wangaratta.