Pyramid railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Pyramid Hill, and it opened on 12 February 1884 as Pyramid Hill. It was renamed Pyramid on 9 May 1904.[2]

Pyramid
PTV regional rail station
Westbound view of the station building and platform in October 2012
General information
Location	Railway Avenue, Pyramid Hill, Victoria 3575 Shire of Loddon Australia
Coordinates	36°03′10″S 144°06′47″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Piangil
Distance	249.35 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Connections	V/Line Road Coach
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	PYD
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	12 February 1884; 138 years ago (1884-02-12)
Previous names	Pyramid Hill (1884-1904)
Services
Two daily services in both directions. Preceding station V/Line Following station Dingee towards Southern Cross Swan Hill line Kerang towards Swan Hill
Former service Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Mitiamo   Piangil line   Macorna
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Pyramid Hill Railway Station
Designated	20 August 1982
Reference no.	H1696[1]

History

Pyramid opened on 12 February 1884. On 25 October 1884, the line was extended to Kerang.[2] The station, like the township itself, was named after the Surveyor General of New South Wales, Thomas Mitchell, set up base with his party near the rise of a hill he named Pyramid Hill on 29 June 1836.[3] Mitchell noted that the hill resembled the pyramids of Egypt.[3]

A disused goods shed and silos are located opposite the station.

The former No. 2 track was abolished in June 1988,[4] along with the Up and Down end plunger locked points leading to it. The Up and Down points were realigned to connect to No. 3 track.[4]

Pyramid closed as a crossing station on 31 December 1993.[5]

Disused station Mitiamo is located between Pyramid and Dingee, whilst disused station Macorna is located between Pyramid and Kerang.

Pyramid station is one of the least used railway stations in Victoria and the least used station on the Swan Hill line, with only 2,670 passengers in the 2016-2017 financial year. This equates to around 7.31 passengers per day.

Platforms and services

Pyramid has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Swan Hill line services.[6]

Platform 1:

•  Swan Hill line  services to Southern Cross and Swan Hill

There are infrequent services operating on the Swan Hill line including those stopping at Pyramid. Currently, there are only two trains in each direction stopping each day.

Transport links

V/Line operates a road coach service from Bendigo to Swan Hill and Mildura via Pyramid station.[6][7]

References

External links

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