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Swan Hill railway station is located on the Piangil line in
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. It serves the town of Swan Hill, and it opened on 30 May 1890.Swan Hill
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The station serves as the current terminus for V/Line's Swan Hill line services. Beyond the station,
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grain trains continue to the line's terminus at
Piangil Piangil, once frequently spelled "Pyangil", is a town in the Mallee region of northern Victoria, Australia. It is approximately north west of the state capital, Melbourne and north west of the regional centre of Swan Hill Swan Hill is a ...
. A
goods shed A goods shed is a railway building designed for storing goods before or after carriage in a train. A typical goods shed will have a track running through it to allow goods wagons to be unloaded under cover, although sometimes they were built ...
and
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s exist near the station. A 70 ft. turntable was provided at the station in 1940, replacing a 50 ft. turntable. The turntable was removed by September 1969. Demolished station Lake Boga was located between Swan Hill and Kerang.


Platforms and services

Swan Hill station has one platform. It is serviced by
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Swan Hill line services.Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable
Public Transport Victoria
Platform 1: * services to and from
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Transport links

V/Line V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger train and coach services in Victoria, Australia. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight long-distance routes from its major hub at Southern Cross ...
operates a road coach service from
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via Swan Hill station.Mildura - Melbourne timetable
Public Transport Victoria


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Melway map
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