Gisborne railway station is a

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way station on the Bendigo Line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of New Gisborne, in Victoria, Australia. Gisborne station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 July 1861.

History

Gisborne station opened on 8 July 1861, when the railway line was extended from Sunbury to Woodend. Like the town itself, the station was after Henry Fyshe Gisborne, who was Commissioner of Crown Lands for the

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between 1839 and 1840. In 1910, the station became a block post for all trains on the line. In 1922, an

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was provided in the station building on Platform 1. By 1990, siding "B" and the track that passed through the former

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were abolished. In 1994, the connection between siding "A" and a crossover, that was located at the up end of the station, was removed. In 1996,

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s replaced hand gates at the Station Road

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, located at the down end of the station. The up end crossover was also removed by that year. In 2000, the goods shed was destroyed by fire. On 17 January 2005, the interlocking frame was abolished. In March 2014, the platforms were extended to accommodate longer trains.

Platforms and services

Gisborne has two

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s. During the morning peak, services to

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depart from Platform 2, and services to

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depart from Platform 1, with this arrangement reversing after 9:00am. This is to allow services in the peak direction of travel to use the single 160 km/h track that was upgraded in 2006, as part of the

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. The station is serviced by

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and

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line services. Platform 1: * services to

Kyneton Kyneton ( ) is a town in the Macedon Ranges region of central Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east. The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street. Piper Street has ...

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, Eaglehawk and

* services to

and Southern Cross * services to

and Southern Cross Platform 2: * services to Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross * services to Echuca and Southern Cross * services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross

Transport links

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operates one route via Gisborne station, under contract to

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: * Lancefield – Gisborne Gisborne Transit operates two routes to and from Gisborne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to Gisborne * : to Gisborne (on-demand service)474 Gisborne - Gisborne Station - demand responsive
Public Transport Victoria

References

External links

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