Kerang | |||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from platform looking at the station building, June 2015 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Boundary Street, Kerang,Victoria 3579 Shire of Gannawarra Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′59″S143°55′27″E / 35.7330°S 143.9243°E /-35.7330; 143.9243 | ||||||||||||
| System | PTVregional rail station | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||
| Line | Swan Hill (Piangil) | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 288.89 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Coach | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | KER | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 October 1884; 141 years ago (1884-10-25) | ||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||
Two daily services in both directions
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Kerang railway station is located on thePiangil line inVictoria,Australia. It serves the town ofKerang, and it opened on 25 October 1884.[1]
Kerang opened on 25 October 1884. On 30 May 1890, the line was extended toSwan Hill.[1] The station, like the township itself, was named after anAboriginal word meaning moon or an edible root vegetable.[2]
Kerang was once thejunction station of the former railway lines toStony Crossing andKoondrook, both closing in 1961 and 1976 respectively.
A number ofsidings opposite the station were removed in 1991.[3]
In late 1993 and 1994, the station was operated by the formerBorough of Kerang through a lease agreement with thePublic Transport Corporation, after the station was de-staffed in August 1993.[4] The borough assumed control of the station on 13 December 1993, however withdrew from the agreement on 30 June 1994, due to low ticket sales and operation costs.[4]
The station platform was reconstructed and resurfaced in January 2019.[5]
Disused stationMacorna is located between Kerang andPyramid, while demolished stationLake Boga was located between Kerang andSwan Hill.
On 5 June 2007, a fatal crash occurred between a train and asemi-trailer at theMurray Valley Highwaylevel crossing, north of Kerang. Eleven people died, all of whom were passengers.
Kerang has one platform. It is serviced by twice dailyV/LineSwan Hill line services to Southern Cross and Swan Hill.[6]
| Kerang platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Service Type | Notes |
| 1 | Swan Hill line | Southern Cross,Swan Hill | All stations and limited express services | |
V/Line operates a road coach service betweenBendigo andSwan Hill/Mildura via Kerang station.[6][7]
