Springhurst railway station explained

Springhurst
Type:PTV regional rail station
Style:V/Line
Address:Silo Street,
Springhurst, Victoria 3682
Borough:Rural City of Wangaratta
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-36.1862°N 146.4705°W
Distance:257.55 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Line: (North East)
Other: Coach
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Rebuilt:1950
2011
Accessible:Yes
Code:SPT
Map Type:Australia Victoria
Owned:VicTrack
Operator:V/Line
Zone:Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Web:Public Transport Victoria
Status:Operational, unstaffed
Former:Springs (1873-1890)
Bontherambo
Naringa
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

Springhurst railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of the same name, and opened on 29 November 1873 as Springs. It was renamed Springhurst in October 1890.[1]

History

Springhurst handled heavy traffic from the Wahgunyah district, until the opening of the Wahgunyah branch line in 1879. A weatherboard station building was erected in 1878, next to a through-track goods shed that had been provided earlier. Track layout alterations were made in 1885, 1899, 1906 and 1919.[2]

A signal cabin was provided in 1887, but was moved into the station building in 1899. Also in that year, the platform was extended to 110 metres. The present brick station building dates to 1950. The adjacent Albury - Melbourne standard gauge line and road underpass were built in 1962.[2]

In 1969, a siding leading to the former turntable was abolished.[1] In September 1979, the former goods shed was demolished.[3] In 1990, No. 5 road and siding "A" were abolished, as was the connection from No. 2 road to the Wahgunyah line.[1]

The original platform (now Platform 2) was located on the former broad gauge line. In 2011, that line was converted to standard gauge, and another platform (Platform 1) was built on the existing standard gauge line, which had opened in 1962.

In recent years, the station has had very low patronage. In 2016-2017, it only recorded 1,566 passengers, or around four passengers a day.[4]

Bowser station, now demolished, it was located between Springhurst and Wangaratta.

Platforms and services

Springhurst has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Albury line trains.[5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

V/Line runs a road coach service from Corowa to Wangaratta (via Rutherglen), which operates Monday – Friday.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Springhurst Springhurst
  2. Book: Turton, Keith . Six And A Half Inches From Destiny . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) . 1973 . 0-85849-012-9 . 104, 127.
  3. December 1979 . Works . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) . 289.
  4. Web site: VLine Station Patronage 2013-2017 . 2022-01-14 . publisher not stated.
  5. https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/1706 Albury - Melbourne
  6. https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/1724 Corowa - Wangaratta