Woodend railway station, Victoria

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Woodend 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 Woodend, in Victoria, Australia. Woodend station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 July 1861.<ref name="VicsigWoodend">Woodend Vicsig</ref><ref name="VRHistory">Woodend VR History</ref>

The disused Carlsruhe station is located between Woodend and Kyneton stations.

History

At the time of opening it was the terminus of the railway line after being extended from Sunbury. It remained the terminus until it was extended to Kyneton the next year<ref>The line was extended to Sunbury in 1859 for 2 years until Woodend became the terminus in 1861. Kyneton station then opened in 1862</ref>

In December 1897, the original station building was destroyed by fire.<ref name=VicsigWoodend/><ref name=VRHistory/>

In 1960, a crossover at the up end of the station was abolished.<ref name=VicsigWoodend/><ref name=VRHistory/>

The station once had extra sidings on the far side of Platform 2, as well as a turntable. The sidings were abolished in February 1990,<ref name=VicsigWoodend/><ref name=VRHistory/> and the turntable was relocated to Castlemaine in the early 1990s, for use by the Victorian Goldfields Railway.

In March 1995, the signal box was abolished, and was replaced with a signal bay within the Platform 1 station building.<ref name=VRHistory/> A crossover at the down end of the station and the turntable road were also abolished by March of that year.<ref name=VRHistory/> On 17 January 2005, the signal bay itself was abolished.<ref name="SignalBox">Woodend Signal Box (WNO) Vicsig</ref>

The original stationmaster's house still stands. It was built in 1897 and, at the time, the stationmaster was able to see along the track from the doorways.

Platforms and services

Woodend has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line trains.<ref>Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria</ref><ref>Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria</ref><ref>Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria</ref>

During the morning peak, trains to Melbourne depart from Platform 2, and trains to Bendigo depart from Platform 1. That is reversed after 8:30am, to allow trains travelling in the "peak" direction to use the one 160 km/h track, upgraded in 2006 as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.

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Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type	Notes
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross, Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan Hill	All stations and limited express services	Services towards Bendigo depart from this platform in the morning. Services towards Melbourne depart from this platform in the afternoon.
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross, Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan Hill	All stations and limited express services	Services towards Melbourne depart from this platform in the morning. Services towards Bendigo depart from this platform in the afternoon.

Transport links

Dysons operates one bus route via Woodend station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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V/Line operates a bus service to and from Daylesford to Woodend Station so commuters from Daylesford and intermediate towns including Lyonville, Trentham and Tylden are able to get access to Victoria's train network.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>