Owned by VicTrack Line(s) Bendigo Owner VicTrack | Operated by V/Line Platforms 2 side Tracks 2 | |
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Location Hamilton Street, Riddells Creek Distance 56.90 kilometres from Southern Cross Address Riddells Creek VIC 3431, Australia Similar Gisborne railway station, Kyneton railway station, Woodend railway station - Vi, Tallarook railway station, Nar Nar Goon railway st | ||
Useless information screen at riddells creek railway station
Riddells Creek railway station is located on the Bendigo line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Riddells Creek.
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Riddells creek railway station
History
The station opened with the line, and was a signal box and block post, using the telegraph instruments by 1879, with Winters instruments provided by 1890. A six lever frame was provided in 1927, for control of signals, until closed as a block post in 1993. The station was renamed Riddell in 1904, as part of a policy to adopt short station names, but was renamed to the full version in October 1976.
Platforms & services
Riddells Creek has two side island platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Bendigo line services. In the morning, trains to Melbourne depart from Platform 2, and trains to Bendigo depart from Platform 1, and reverses in the afternoon. This is to allow services in the peak direction of travel to utilise the single 160 km/h track, that was upgraded in 2006, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project. In January 2014, the platforms were extended to accommodate longer trains.
Platform 1:
Platform 2: