Horsham railway station, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Horsham is a railway station located in the town of Horsham
, Victoria
, Australia
. The station is located between Railway Avenue and Mill Street and is next to Urquhart Street.
Dimboola service. People are bidding to have V/Line rail services back to Horsham even though there are buses. Until 2004 when the Ararat station reopened Ballarat was Horsham's nearest station.
In April 2007 the station was upgraded and provided with the new Viclink style signage, at a total cost of $490,000.
However only a small section of the platform was resurfaced which has resulted in passengers having to move up or down the train to access the platform.
's The Overland stops at the station three times per week each way between Melbourne and Adelaide, and V/Line
operates road coach services to and from the station.
Horsham, Victoria
Horsham is the largest city by population and regional centre of the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia and is approximately north-west of Melbourne via the Western Highway. At the 2006 census, Horsham had a population of 14,125. Horsham is in the federal Division of Mallee...
, 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...
. The station is located between Railway Avenue and Mill Street and is next to Urquhart Street.
History
Victorian intrastate rail services to the station ended on 21 August 1993 with the withdrawal of the V/LineV/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
Dimboola service. People are bidding to have V/Line rail services back to Horsham even though there are buses. Until 2004 when the Ararat station reopened Ballarat was Horsham's nearest station.
In April 2007 the station was upgraded and provided with the new Viclink style signage, at a total cost of $490,000.
However only a small section of the platform was resurfaced which has resulted in passengers having to move up or down the train to access the platform.
Services
Great Southern RailwayGreat Southern Railway (Australia)
Great Southern Railway , owned by Serco Asia Pacific, is a tourism business and rail transport operator in Australia.GSR operates interstate passenger trains aimed at the tourist market:* The Indian Pacific...
's The Overland stops at the station three times per week each way between Melbourne and Adelaide, and V/Line
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
operates road coach services to and from the station.
Between Ararat and Horsham, Murtoa stationMurtoa railway station, VictoriaMurtoa is no longer used as a passenger station following the withdrawal of the V/Line Dimboola service in 1993. The station however still functions as an important location for Freight Australia where it serves as the junction for the Hopetoun branch....
is currently closed.
