Euroa railway station is located on the

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. It serves the town of

Euroa Euroa is a town in the Shire of Strathbogie in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Euroa's population was 3,275. The name Euroa comes from an Aboriginal word in the old local dialect meaning 'joyful'. History Major T ...

, and it opened on 20 March 1873.Euroa
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History

Euroa was opened with the line in 1873, with the first permanent station building erected in 1878. The platform was initially long, and was extended to in length in 1900. A second long platform once existed at Euroa, located against the

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wall, and was in use between 1880 and 1904, to permit the handling of two crossing passenger trains. An iron

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linked the two platforms between 1900 and 1904. The first

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for

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was provided in 1885, and was made part of the station building in 1929. The tracks layout was altered in 1931, remaining in this state until the 1970s, and was followed by the rationalised layout seen today. Two pedestrian subways, and the

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at Anderson Street to the south, were provided as part of the construction of the standard gauge line in 1960. As part of the North East Rail Revitalisation Project, a second platform was constructed on the 1960s built

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line, in conjunction with the standard gauge conversion of the existing

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track. Works began in December 2008, and were completed in late 2009. Former stations Creighton, Longwood, Locksley and

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were located between Euroa and Avenel, while Balmattum was located between Euroa and

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Platforms and services

Euroa has two

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s. It is serviced by

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Albury line services.Albury - Melbourne
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Platform 2: * services to

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Transport links

Benalla Bus Lines operates one route to and from Euroa station, under contract to

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: *to

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operates one road coach service via Euroa station: * Seymour station – Albury station

Gallery

File:Platform 1 Euroa.JPG, Southbound view from Platform 1, including the waiting shelters, in July 2018

References

External links

Victorian Railway Stations gallery
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