Elphinstone railway station
Elphinstone railway station was located on the Bendigo line, serving the Victorian 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] The Elphinstone station building is listed by the National Trust, and there are only two other similar ones in Victoria. It is a single-storey brick building with a hipped roof, quoining, and rendered window dressings with stone sills. A goods shed, with polychrome brickwork and granite trimmings, is situated at the Melbourne end of the main platform. It is equipped with a hand-operated crane dating back to the opening of the line.[3] The station building is now leased as a private residence. In 1988, all points and signals, and the interlocked signal frame, were abolished.[4] The double line block sections,[5] Kyneton to Elphinstone and Elphinstone to Castlemaine "A" signal box, were abolished, and replaced with a double line block section, Kyneton to Castlemaine "A" box.[4]
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37°06′10″S 144°20′00″E / 37.1028°S 144.3332°E
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