Kerang railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Kerang, and it opened on 25 October 1884.[1]
Kerang | |||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||
 Southbound view from platform looking at the station building, June 2015 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Boundary Street, Kerang, Victoria 3579 Shire of Gannawarra Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′59″S 143°55′27″E / 35.7330°S 143.9243°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Swan Hill (Piangil) | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 288.89 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Coach | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | KER | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 October 1884 | ||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||
Two daily services in both directions
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History
editKerang opened on 25 October 1884. On 30 May 1890, the line was extended to Swan Hill.[1] The station, like the township itself, was named after an Aboriginal word meaning moon or an edible root vegetable.[2]
Kerang was once the junction station of the former railway lines to Stony Crossing and Koondrook, both closing in 1961 and 1976 respectively.
A number of sidings opposite the station were removed in 1991.[3]
In late 1993 and 1994, the station was operated by the former Borough of Kerang through a lease agreement with the Public Transport Corporation, after the station was de-staffed in August 1993.[4] The borough assumed control of the station on 13 December 1993, however withdrew from the agreement on 30 June 1994, due to low ticket sales and operation costs.[4]
The station platform was reconstructed and resurfaced in January 2019.[5]
Disused station Macorna is located between Kerang and Pyramid, while demolished station Lake Boga was located between Kerang and Swan Hill.
Kerang train crash
editOn 5 June 2007, a fatal crash occurred between a train and a semi-trailer at the Murray Valley Highway level crossing, north of Kerang. Eleven people died, all of whom were passengers.
Platforms and services
editKerang has one platform. It is serviced by twice daily V/Line Swan Hill line services to Southern Cross and Swan Hill.[6]
Platform 1:
- Swan Hill line services to Southern Cross and Swan Hill
Transport links
editV/Line operates a road coach service between Bendigo and Swan Hill/Mildura via Kerang station.[6][7]
Gallery
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Station building and entrance, June 2015
References
edit- ^ a b Kerang Vicsig
- ^ "Kerang". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1991. p. 187.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1994. p. 251.
- ^ "New station platform at Kerang takes shape". V/Line - Regional public transport for Victoria. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Mildura - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
edit- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au