Kangaroo Flat railway station

Kangaroo Flat
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, showing station buildings, January 2010
General information
Location2B Short Street,
Kangaroo Flat, Victoria 3555
City of Greater Bendigo
Australia
Coordinates36°47′42″S 144°14′55″E / 36.7950°S 144.2487°E / -36.7950; 144.2487
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
(Deniliquin)
Distance157.36 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsRegional bus Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed part-time
Station codeKFT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 12/13 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 February 1874; 150 years ago (1874-02-01)
Previous namesKangaroo
(9 May 1904–17 July 1916)
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Castlemaine Bendigo line Bendigo
Terminus
Bendigo
Weekdays only
towards Eaglehawk or Epsom
Echuca line Bendigo
towards Echuca
Swan Hill line Bendigo
towards Swan Hill
Former service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ravenswood   Deniliquin line   Golden Square
Official nameKangaroo Flat Railway Station Complex
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1565[1]
Location
Kangaroo Flat is located in Victoria
Kangaroo Flat
Kangaroo Flat
Location within Victoria

Kangaroo Flat railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the southern suburb of Kangaroo Flat, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Kangaroo Flat station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 February 1874.[2]

Initially opened as Kangaroo Flat, the station was renamed to Kangaroo on 9 May 1904. Then was given its current name of Kangaroo Flat on 17 July 1916, back to its original station name.[2]

  1. ^ "Kangaroo Flat Railway Station Complex". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Kangaroo Flat Vicsig