Broadford railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Broadford, and it opened on 18 April 1872.[1]

Broadford
PTV regional rail station
Station front and entrance to Platform 2 in June 2013
General information
Location	High Street, Broadford, Victoria 3658 Shire of Mitchell Australia
Coordinates	37°12′26″S 145°02′34″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	North East
Distance	75.17 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Staffed Part-Time
Station code	BRF
Fare zone	Myki Zone 4/5 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	18 April 1872; 150 years ago (1872-04-18)
Rebuilt	1960
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Kilmore East towards Southern Cross Seymour line Tallarook towards Seymour Shepparton line Tallarook Limited service towards Shepparton Seymour towards Shepparton

History

Broadford station was opened in 1872, when the line to School House Lane opened. The duplication of the line was carried out north to Tallarook in 1883, and then south to Wandong in 1886.[2]

The first station building was provided in 1878, and for many years, the station had two goods sheds, one each side of the line, along with lengthy platforms for timber traffic. They were removed in 1909, and a cool store was erected.[3]

The present station building dates to 1960, when the station was rebuilt to accommodate the new standard gauge line to Albury. For the same reason, the goods shed, crane and livestock race were relocated to the west side of the main line.[3] The majority of goods sidings were removed by 1988,[1][2] along with a number of points leading into the sidings.[4] A further siding was removed in 1989.[1]

Broadford Loop opened on the parallel standard gauge line in 1962, along with the line.[2]

In 2014, a trailing crossover at the Up end of the station was booked out of use, and was removed at a later date.[5]

In February 2019, the station was abolished as a double line block post, and the signal box, signals and all associated equipment was removed.[6]

Platforms and services

Broadford has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Seymour and Shepparton line services.[7]

Platform 1:

•  Seymour line  services to Southern Cross
•  Shepparton line  services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Seymour line  services to Seymour
•  Shepparton line  services to Shepparton

References

External links

• Media related to Broadford railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Victorian Railway Stations gallery