Shepparton railway station
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Shepparton
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Southbound view in July 2008
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| Location | Purcell Street, Shepparton Australia |
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| Coordinates | 36°23′02″S 145°24′22″E / 36.3838°S 145.4060°ECoordinates: 36°23′02″S 145°24′22″E / 36.3838°S 145.4060°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 181.85 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | SHP | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 15 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 January 1880 | ||||||||||
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Shepparton railway station is located on the in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Shepparton, and opened on 13 January 1880. It is the terminus for V/Line services from Melbourne. A 725 metre long crossing loop is located opposite the station.
The station opened as a temporary terminus of the line from Mangalore, on the main North East line. The line was extended north to Numurkah in 1881, and a branch line to Dookie opened in 1888.
A number of goods sidings are located between the station and crossing loop, which is used to stable the container freight service to , and for shunting the now defunct oil train. Further sidings are located to the south, the first serving disused British Imperial Oil Company, Vacuum Oil Coy and C.O.R. Oil Coy depots. To the north were sidings for livestock, and a second oil terminal, which was in use until 2008, when oil services were discontinued by Pacific National. The former weighbridge siding was removed in July 1988, with the weighbridge itself and points leading to the siding removed not long after.
The V/Line Freightgate centre opened at Shepparton in April 1985. Costing $100,000, it was officially opened by V/Line chairman, Mr. Keith Fitzmaurice. The centre covered 2,000 cubic metres, and could’ve handled 500 pallets each week. During this time, the passenger facilities in the main station building were also refurbished.
The V/Line passenger service once continued further north to Cobram, until these services were withdrawn on 21 August 1993.
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