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Kilmore East railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Kilmore East, and it opened on 18 April 1872 as Kilmore. It was renamed Kilmore East on 1 October 1888.[1][2]

Kilmore East
PTV regional rail station
General information
Location	Ogradys Road, Kilmore East, Victoria 3764 Shire of Mitchell Australia
Coordinates	37°17′37″S 144°59′01″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	North East
Distance	63.49 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	116
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Staffed Part-Time
Station code	KME
Fare zone	Myki Zone 3/4 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	18 April 1872; 150 years ago (1872-04-18)
Previous names	Kilmore (1872-1888)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Wandong towards Southern Cross Seymour line Broadford towards Seymour Shepparton line Broadford towards Shepparton

The town of Kilmore is located some distance to the west at a much higher elevation, and was unable to be served directly by the main line railway.

A siding is located approximately three kilometres in the Down direction of the station, which is used to load material from the Apex quarry. A disused goods shed is also located at the station, as well as a staffed signal box.[3]

History

The station opened as Kilmore on 18 April 1872, the line having opened in the same year, as part of the North East line to Wodonga. Located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the town, the locality had been surveyed for a new town to be called Gavan Duffy, but that did not eventuate. The opening of a branch line from Kilmore Junction to Kilmore in 1888 saw the station renamed Kilmore East, with a new Kimore station built closer to the town on the new line.[4]

A timber building was provided on the Down platform (Platform 2) in 1878, to replace four temporary structures. A temporary refreshment room operated at the station in 1873, until the one at Seymour was opened. The present station building dates to 1939.[4]

By 1878, a number of sidings for timber loading existed, and interlocking of the signals was provided in 1899. A new lever frame was provided in 1914, when more sidings were added.[2]

In 1962, the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line opened to the east of the station. In 1969, a crossover and connections to No. 3 and No. 4 roads, all located at the Down end of the station, were abolished.[1][2]

The former locomotive water tank at the station was dismantled on 7 April 1973.[5] In 1979, No. 3 road was booked out of use.[1]

The quarry siding was opened three kilometres north of Kilmore East in 1976, but the majority of the other sidings had been removed by the late 1980s.[2]

In 2008, construction began on a seven-kilometre-long "passing lane" on the parallel standard gauge line, as part of the Australian Rail Track Corporation's Melbourne-Sydney upgrade project. The extended passing loop runs from south of Kilmore East station, and heads north towards Broadford.[6]

Platforms and services

Kilmore East has two side platforms. It is serviced 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

Transport links

Mitchell Transit operates one route to and from Kilmore East station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Kilmore Town Service[8]

References

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery

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