Avenel railway station, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Avenel is a railway station on the North East railway in the township Avenel
, Victoria
, Australia
. It is served by the Albury-Wodonga V/Line rail service
The station has a single platform located between the broad and standard gauge tracks, facing the eastern side of the broad gauge line. The station is under the care of locals who meet every Friday morning to maintain the station and gardens surrounding the station. The stationeers have also restored the building, including the McKenzie & Holland lever frame
.
The platform was on a loop siding off the main line, the main line being slewed to the present location during rationalisation of the yard. On 30 May 2008 as part of the North East Rail Revitalisation Project it was announced that the broad gauge line would be converted to standard gauge, and a second platform would be provided on the existing standard gauge line. The project is expected to finish in 2010. The second platform has been completed on the Exsiting standard gauge line in August 2010.
Avenel, Victoria
Avenel is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area. At the 2006 census, Avenel had a population of 728, up from 552 in the 2001 Census.-History:...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is served by the Albury-Wodonga V/Line rail service
The station has a single platform located between the broad and standard gauge tracks, facing the eastern side of the broad gauge line. The station is under the care of locals who meet every Friday morning to maintain the station and gardens surrounding the station. The stationeers have also restored the building, including the McKenzie & Holland lever frame
Lever frame
Mechanical railway signalling installations rely on lever frames for their operation to interlock the signals and points to allow the safe operation of trains in the area the signals control...
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Platforms and services
Platform 1:- Albury-Wodonga line - intercity services to Southern Cross
- Albury-Wodonga line - intercity services to Albury
History
Avenel station opened with the line on 20 November 1872 with a 200 feet (61 m) long platform, temporary station buildings, and a large goods shed. In 1875 the goods shed was destroyed by fire and replaced the next year, while a permanent station building was provided in 1881, this being replaced by the 1970s.The platform was on a loop siding off the main line, the main line being slewed to the present location during rationalisation of the yard. On 30 May 2008 as part of the North East Rail Revitalisation Project it was announced that the broad gauge line would be converted to standard gauge, and a second platform would be provided on the existing standard gauge line. The project is expected to finish in 2010. The second platform has been completed on the Exsiting standard gauge line in August 2010.