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Gisborne railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the towns of New Gisborne and Gisborne, and it opened on 8 July 1861.[1][2]

Gisborne
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view in July 2007
General information
Location	Station Road, New Gisborne, Victoria 3438 Shire of Macedon Ranges Australia
Coordinates	37°27′32″S 144°35′56″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Deniliquin
Distance	64.21 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	250 bays
Bicycle facilities	Yes (Parkiteer cage)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Staffed Part-Time
Station code	GIS
Fare zone	Myki Zone 3/4 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 July 1861; 161 years ago (1861-07-08)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Riddells Creek towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Macedon towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk Echuca line Macedon towards Echuca Watergardens towards Southern Cross Swan Hill line Woodend towards Swan Hill

In 1910, the station became a block post for all trains on the line.[1][2] In 1922, an interlocking frame was provided in the station building on Platform 1.[1][2][3]

By 1990, siding "B" and the track that passed through the former goods shed were abolished.[2] In 1994, the connection between siding "A" and a crossover, that was located at the Up end of the station, was removed.[1][2] In 1996, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Station Road level crossing, located at the Down end of the station.[2] The Up end crossover was also removed by that year.[2]

On 17 January 2005, the interlocking frame was abolished.[3] In March 2014, the platforms were extended to accommodate longer trains.

Platforms and services

Gisborne has two side platforms. During the morning peak, trains to Melbourne depart from Platform 2, and trains to Bendigo depart from Platform 1, with this arrangement reversing after 9:00 am. This is to allow services in the peak direction of travel to use the single 160 km/h track that was upgraded in 2006, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.

It is serviced by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line services.[4][5][6]

Platform 1:

•  Bendigo line  services to Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
•  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross
•  Swan Hill line  services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Bendigo line  services to Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
•  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross
•  Swan Hill line  services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross

Transport links

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

• Lancefield – Gisborne[7]

Gisborne Transit operates two routes to and from Gisborne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  473 : to Gisborne[8]
•  474 : to Gisborne (on-demand service)[9]

References

External links

• Media related to Gisborne railway station, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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