Elmore railway station explained

Elmore
Type:PTV regional rail station
Style:V/Line
Address:61 Railway Road,
Elmore, Victoria 3558
Borough:City of Greater Bendigo
Country:Australia
Map Type:Australia Victoria
Owned:VicTrack
Operator:V/Line
Line: (Deniliquin)
Distance:206.69 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms:1
Tracks:2
Connections: Coach
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:Yes
Status:Operational, unstaffed
Code:EME
Zone:Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Former:Runnymede (1864-1876)
Services:One in both directions on weekdays, two on weekends
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Embedded:
Embed:yes
Designation1:VICHR
Designation1 Offname:Elmore Railway Station and Water Tower
Designation1 Date:20 August 1982
Designation1 Number:H1672[1]

Elmore railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the town of the same name. The station opened on 19 September 1864 as Runnymede, but was renamed Elmore on 1 November 1876.[2]

History

Elmore was opened along with the line to Echuca.[2] The station, like the township itself, was named after the Elmore Estate, which was part of the Burnewang pastoral run. The name was possibly inspired by the English town of Elmore, Gloucestershire.[3]

In 1916, a 70 ft. turntable was provided at the station. The siding leading to the turntable was abolished in 1957. In 1976, the siding leading to the dock platform was abolished.[2]

The station was the junction for the 57miles branch line to Cohuna, which was opened on 10 November 1915.[2] The last section of the branch was closed in 1987,[4] and the connection to it had been removed by July 1988.[5]

In 2016/2017, the station was recorded as the least-used railway station in Victoria, with an average of 2.42 boardings per day.[6]

A disused station, Avonmore, is located between Elmore and Goornong.

Platforms and services

Elmore has one platform and is served by V/Line Echuca line trains.[7]

Platform 1:

Transport links

Elmore is also served by a V/Line road coach route running between Bendigo and Moama.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elmore Railway Station and Water Tower. Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508175142/http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/424. 8 May 2018. en. live.
  2. Web site: Elmore . Vicsig . 2024-07-31.
  3. Web site: Elmore . 6 March 2022 . Victorian Places.
  4. Web site: Cohuna Line . Vicsig . 2024-07-31.
  5. November 1988 . Works . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) . 346.
  6. Web site: Which are the least and most used stations in Victoria? | Philip Mallis . 20 February 2019 .
  7. https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/1849 Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable