Murchison East railway station

Murchison East

Present passenger shelter
Station information
Code	MST
Distance from Southern Cross	149.24 km
Operator	V/Line
Lines	Shepparton
# Platforms	1
# Tracks	1
Status	Unmanned Station
Viclink profile	Link
Coordinates	36°36′47″S 145°14′26″E / 36.6131°S 145.2405°E / -36.6131; 145.2405Coordinates: 36°36′47″S 145°14′26″E / 36.6131°S 145.2405°E / -36.6131; 145.2405

Murchison East is a railway station on the Goulburn Valley railway that serves the town of Murchison, Victoria, Australia. The station is served by V/Line passenger trains on the Shepparton Line.

The station opened as Murchison at the same time as the railway from Mangalore to Shepparton on 13 January 1880, being renamed to Murchison East in September 1890.^[1] The station became a junction in September 1890 when the line to Rushworth opened, this line later being extended to Colbinabbin and Girgarre. The Rushworth line remained open until 1987,^[2] and branched off at the Seymour end of the station facing north, and the line curved to the east.

The station is located at the Murchison-Violet Town Road level crossing. The main timber station building has been fenced off, replaced by a new passenger shelter alongside. The station has the longest passing loop on the line, 870 metres in length,^[3] as well as a number of other sidings that serve a grain silo complex opposite the platform.

Gallery

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  Alignment of the former Rushworth line, leaves the main line to the right

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  Boarded up station building

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  Freight facilities at the station, viewed from the Shepparton end

References

1. ^ Bob Whitehead (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary. 
2. ^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 71–76. 
3. ^ V/Line. "Seymour to Tocumwal". Network Access Information Pack. www.vline.com.au. http://www.vline.com.au/rna/rna/information_pack.html. Retrieved 13 July 2008. 

Wahring was located between Nagambie and Murchison East; and Arcadia and Toolamba were located between Murchison East and Mooroopna.