Nhill railway station is located on the Western standard gauge line in Victoria,

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. It serves the town of

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, and it opened on 19 January 1887.Nhill
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s are located in the goods yard, located at the Up end of the station. The last Victorian Railways service to stop at Nhill was the Dimboola to

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service that ceased on 1 December 1978. In March 2007, '' The Overland'' passenger service began stopping at the station. Much of the station was extensively altered in the 1980s, following the introduction of CTC between

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and Serviceton, including the removal of the

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, interlocking and all signals.

Platforms and services

Nhill has one platform. It is serviced by Journey Beyond '' The Overland'' services.The Overland Timetable 3 January 2021
Journey Beyond Platform 1: * services to Adelaide Parklands and Melbourne Southern Cross

References

External links

Victorian Railway Stations gallery
{{Journey Beyond railway stations, The Overland=y, state=collapsed Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia)