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Springhurst
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 looking at station building, March 2015
General information
Location	Silo Street, Springhurst, Victoria 3682 Rural City of Wangaratta Australia
Coordinates	36°11′10″S 146°28′14″E / 36.1862°S 146.4705°E / -36.1862; 146.4705
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Albury (North East)
Distance	257.55 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Coach
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	SPT
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	29 November 1873; 151 years ago (1873-11-29)
Rebuilt	1950 2011
Previous names	Springs (1873-1890) Bontherambo Naringa
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Wangarattatowards Southern Cross Albury line Chilterntowards Albury
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Junction   Wahgunyah line   Rutherglen
Location SpringhurstLocation within Victoria

Springhurst railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of the same name, and opened on 29 November 1873 as Springs. It was renamed Springhurst in October 1890.

History

Springhurst handled heavy traffic from the Wahgunyah district, until the opening of the Wahgunyah branch line in 1879. A weatherboard station building was erected in 1878, next to a through-track goods shed that had been provided earlier. Track layout alterations were made in 1885, 1899, 1906 and 1919.

A signal cabin was provided in 1887, but was moved into the station building in 1899. Also in that year, the platform was extended to 110 metres. The present brick station building dates to 1950. The adjacent Albury - Melbourne standard gauge line and road underpass were built in 1962.

In 1969, a siding leading to the former turntable was abolished. In September 1979, the former goods shed was demolished. In 1990, No. 5 road and siding "A" were abolished, as was the connection from No. 2 road to the Wahgunyah line.

The original platform (now Platform 2) was located on the former broad gauge line. In 2011, that line was converted to standard gauge, and another platform (Platform 1) was built on the existing standard gauge line, which had opened in 1962.

In recent years, the station has had very low patronage. In 2016-2017, it only recorded 1,566 passengers, or around four passengers a day.

Bowser station, now demolished, it was located between Springhurst and Wangaratta.

Platforms and services

Springhurst has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Albury line trains.

Platform 1:

•  Albury line  services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Albury line  services to Albury

Transport links

V/Line runs a road coach service from Corowa to Wangaratta (via Rutherglen), which operates Monday – Friday.

Gallery

• Southbound view of Platform 1, March 2015

References

1. ^ Springhurst Vicsig
2. ^ Turton, Keith (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 104, 127. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). December 1979. p. 289.
4. "VLine Station Patronage 2013-2017". publisher not stated. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
5. Albury - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
6. "Southern timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
7. Corowa - Wangaratta Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery

• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1873
• Regional railway stations in Victoria (state)