Merredin railway station

Merredin
Prospectors cross at Merredin in April 2014
Location	Barrack Street, Merredin
Coordinates	31°28′55″S 118°16′44″E / 31.482°S 118.279°E / -31.482; 118.279Coordinates: 31°28′55″S 118°16′44″E / 31.482°S 118.279°E / -31.482; 118.279
Owned by	Transwa
Operated by	Transwa
Line(s)	Eastern Goldfields Railway
Distance	284.20 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1895 (original)
Services
Preceding station   Transwa Trains network   Following station Hines Hill towards  Avonlink East Perth – Merredin Terminus Kellerberrin towards East Perth Prospector Burracoppin towards Kalgoorlie Preceding station   Great Southern Railway   Following station Northam towards East Perth Indian Pacific Southern Cross towards Sydney

Merredin railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It is in the town of Merredin.

The original Merredin station opened in 1895. It was an important station on the Eastern Goldfields Railway, being the junction station for lines to Narrembeen, Bruce Rock, Northam, Southern Cross and Nungarin and had an extensive yard. Today lines extend south from Merredin south to Narrogin and Kondinin.

When the line was converted to standard gauge in the late 1960s, a new station was built diagonally opposite. The original station is used as a museum. Exhibits include a G class steam locomotive and TA class diesel locomotive.

Transwa's Avonlink and Prospector services stop at Merredin, at least one service each day.

The Indian Pacific also stops here. It runs once or twice a week (depending on the time of year) each way between East Perth and Sydney Central.