Elphinstone railway station explained

Elphinstone
Style:Australian closed station
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Opened:21 October 1862
Closed:4 October 1981
Status:Closed

Elphinstone railway station was located on the Bendigo line, serving the Victoria town of the same name. The station opened in October 1862,[1] and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[2]

All points and signals, and the interlocked frame, were abolished in 1988.[3] The double line block sections, Kyneton – Elphinstone and Elphinstone – Castlemaine "A" box, were abolished, and replaced with double line block section, Kyneton – Castlemaine "A" box.[3]

The station building is now leased as a private residence.

External links

-37.1028°N 144.3332°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elphinstone . Vicsig . 2023-07-14.
  2. October 2006 . 'New Deal' for Country Passengers – 25 years on . Scott . Martin . Chris . Banger . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) . 319.
  3. August 1988 . Works . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society . 252.