Kerang railway station is located on the Piangil line in

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. It serves the town of

Kerang Kerang is a rural town on the Loddon River in northern Victoria in Australia. It is the commercial centre to an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, lucerne and grain. It is located north-west of Melbourne on the Murray V ...

, and it opened on 25 October 1884.Kerang
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History

Kerang opened on 25 October 1884. On 30 May 1890, the line was extended to

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. The station, like the township itself, was named after an Aboriginal word meaning moon or an edible root vegetable. Kerang was once the

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of the former railway lines to Stony Crossing and

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, both closing in 1961 and 1976 respectively. A number of sidings opposite the station were removed in 1991. In late 1993 and 1994, the station was operated by the former

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through a lease agreement with the

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, after the station was de-staffed in August 1993. The borough assumed control of the station on 13 December 1993, however withdrew from the agreement on 30 June 1994, due to low ticket sales and operation costs. The station platform was reconstructed and resurfaced in January 2019. Disused station

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is located between Kerang and

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, while demolished station

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was located between Kerang and

Kerang train crash

On 5 June 2007, a fatal crash occurred between a train and a

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at the

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, north of Kerang. Eleven people died, all of whom were passengers.

Platforms and services

Kerang has one platform. It is serviced by twice daily

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Swan Hill line services to Southern Cross and Swan Hill.Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable
Public Transport Victoria Platform 1: * services to

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and

Transport links

operates a road coach service between

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and

Mildura Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area had ...

via Kerang station.Mildura - Melbourne timetable
Public Transport Victoria

Gallery

File:Kerang railway station building.jpg, Station front and entrance in June 2015

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Northern=y, state=collapsed Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia) Kerang, Victoria