Clunes railway station is a regional railway station on the Mildura line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Clunes, in Victoria, Australia. Clunes station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 16 November 1874, with the current station provided in 2011. It initially closed on 12 September 1993, then reopened on 3 December 2011.[1]
Clunes | ||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||
 Southbound view of the station platform and building, June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Service Street, Clunes, Victoria 3370 Shire of Hepburn Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°10′52″S 143°27′55″E / 37.1811°S 143.4653°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Maryborough (Mildura) | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 192.55 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Coach | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | CLU | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 November 1874 | |||||||||||||||
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| 16 November 1874 | Opened | |||||||||||||||
| 12 September 1993 | Closed | |||||||||||||||
| 3 December 2011 | Reopened | |||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station closed on 12 September 1993, when The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches. It was reinstated on 3 December 2011, as an additional station on the reopened passenger service to Maryborough.
The station, along with parts of the main street, were famously used in the 1979 film Mad Max, when the bikie crew pick up the Nightrider's coffin.
In 1987, Clunes was abolished as an electric staff station, with the signal box, interlocking and signals abolished.[1] In March 2010, a new 140-metre siding was provided opposite the platform, to stable track machines.[2]
When rail passenger services to Maryborough resumed in July 2010, Clunes station was not reopened,[3][4] but in June 2010, it was announced that it would be.[5] On 3 December 2011, a ceremony was held to officially reopen the station,[6][7] and regular services began stopping there the following day.[7]
Prior to the reopening, contractors working on the station removed the original cast iron veranda, which was sent for scrap, outraging local residents and the local council.[8] By mid-2012, a replacement veranda had been rebuilt.[9][10]
During 2015, the former station building was refurbished,[11] and was leased out for community use in the same year.[9][12]
Platforms and services
editClunes has one platform. It is served by V/Line Maryborough line trains.[13]
Platform 1:
- Maryborough line services to Maryborough and Ballarat, one daily service to Southern Cross
Transport links
editV/Line operates road coach services via Clunes station, from Ballarat to Donald and Mildura.[14]
Gallery
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Southbound view from the station platform prior to the replacement verandah being provided, July 2012
References
edit- ^ a b Clunes Archived 29 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig
- ^ "Signalling & Infrastructure". Railway Digest. Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW Division): 56. May 2010.
- ^ Call to explain Clunes' omission from rail plan Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ballarat Courier 7 October 2009
- ^ No plans for Clunes train Archived 13 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Ballarat Courier 11 October 2009
- ^ Ready for Tomorrow $19 million to Return Passenger Rail to Clunes and Improve North-West Freight Rail Links Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Premier of Victoria June 2010
- ^ Community celebrates return of trains to Clunes Archived 28 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Premier of Victoria 3 December 2011
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2012. p. 24.
- ^ Gullifer, Brendan (30 November 2011). "Clunes Train Station historic verandah removal sparks anger". The Courier. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b Wong, Marcus. "Destroyed heritage at Clunes station". Waking up in Geelong. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Clunes Railway Station". Commercial Systems Australia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2016. p. 56.
- ^ "All aboard Creative Clunes' new cultural hub". VicTrack. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Mildura - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
External links
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Media related to Clunes railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Rail Geelong gallery
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
