Castlemaine railway station

Castlemaine
PTV regional rail and VGR heritage rail station
Southbound view of the station buildings and platforms, December 2008
General information
Location	Kennedy Street, Castlemaine, Victoria 3450 Shire of Mount Alexander Australia
Coordinates	37°03′47″S 144°12′51″E / 37.0630°S 144.2141°E / -37.0630; 144.2141
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill (Deniliquin) Maldon Moolort
Distance	125.48 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Train operators	V/Line Victorian Goldfields Railway
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed
Station code	CME
Fare zone	Myki Zone 9/10 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1862; 162 years ago (1862-10-21)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Malmsbury towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Kangaroo Flat towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk Echuca line Kangaroo Flat towards Echuca Malmsbury One-way operation Swan Hill line 1 weekday & 1 weekend service Kangaroo Flat towards Swan Hill Kyneton towards Southern Cross Swan Hill line Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station Muckleford towards Maldon   Victorian Goldfields Railway   Terminus
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Chewton   Deniliquin line   Harcourt Muckleford towards Maldon   Maldon line   Terminus Campbell towards Maryborough   Moolort line   Terminus
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Castlemaine Railway Precinct (Murray Valley Railway, Melbourne to Echuca)
Designated	20 August 1982
Reference no.	H1664[1]
Location Castlemaine Location within Victoria

Castlemaine railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of Castlemaine, in Victoria, Australia. Castlemaine station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1862.^[2][3]

The station is also the termini of the Maldon and Moolort lines, but no passenger revenue services currently operates on the latter line, with the Victorian Goldfields Railway operating heritage services on the Maldon line.

Disused stations Elphinstone and Taradale are located between Castlemaine and Malmsbury, while disused stations Harcourt and Ravenswood are located between Castlemaine and Kangaroo Flat. Demolished station Chewton was also located between Castlemaine and Malmsbury.