Bendigo railway station

Bendigo railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin and Piangil lines, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Bendigo is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1862, with the current station provided in 1965. Initially opened as Sandhurst, the station was given its current name of Bendigo on 1 September 1891.^[2]

Bendigo
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view of the station platforms and pedestrian footbridge, June 2022
General information
Location	Railway Place, Bendigo, Victoria 3550 City of Greater Bendigo Australia
Coordinates	36°45′56″S 144°16′59″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Bendigo Echuca (Deniliquin) Swan Hill (Piangil)
Distance	162.24 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed
Station code	BDG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 13
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1862; 162 years ago (1862-10-21)
Previous names	Sandhurst (1862–1891)
Passengers
2023–2024	456,400[1]
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Kangaroo Flat towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Terminus Echuca line Epsom towards Echuca Bendigo line Weekdays only (Deniliquin line) Epsom Terminus Swan Hill line Eaglehawk towards Swan Hill Bendigo line Weekdays only (Piangil line) Eaglehawk Terminus
Former service Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Golden Square   Deniliquin line   Line open
Location Bendigo Location within Victoria

The disused station at Golden Square is located between Bendigo and Kangaroo Flat.

History

Situated on the eastern edge of the central business district of Bendigo, the name of the station was changed in 1891, when the city was also renamed. The station also serves as the terminus for many of V/Line's Bendigo line services.

The station was rebuilt after being destroyed by fire on 23 December 1965.^[3]

The station building on Platform 2 was refurbished in 1984.^[4] The light refreshment booth was demolished around that time, and the footbridge and ironwork were repainted.^[4] Additional refurbishments occurred in 1988.^[5]

During 1989/1990, much of the station and yard was rearranged to its current layout, including the abolition of signal boxes "A", "B", "C" and "D", and the provision of new signal masts and turnouts.^[6]

Platforms and services

Bendigo has two side platforms. Platform 1 is on the north-west side and Platform 2 is on the south-east side of the railway line. Both platforms are used by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line services.^[7][8][9]

Platform 1:

•  Bendigo line  services to Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross; terminating services
•  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross
•  Swan Hill line  services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Bendigo line  services to Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross; terminating services
•  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross
•  Swan Hill line  services to Swan Hill and Southern Cross

Transport links

Christian's Bus Company operates thirteen routes via Bendigo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  5 : Huntly – Kangaroo Flat^[10]
•  50 : to Epsom station^[11]
•  51 : to Eaglehawk^[12]
•  52 : to Eaglehawk^[13]
•  53 : to Eaglehawk^[14]
•  54 : to Maiden Gully^[15]
•  55 : to Kangaroo Flat^[16]
•  60 : to East Bendigo^[17]
•  61 : to La Trobe University Bendigo Campus^[18]
•  62 : to Spring Gully^[19]
•  63 : Bendigo Base Hospital – La Trobe University Bendigo Campus^[20]
•  64 : to Golden Square^[21]
•  65 : to Spring Gully^[22]

Organ's Coaches operates one route to and from Bendigo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• to  Heathcote ^[23]

Whitmores Bus Lines operates one route to and from Bendigo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  70 : to Strathfieldsaye^[24]

Gallery

• 
  Steamrail locomotive R761 sits at Platform 2, June 2003
• 
  Northbound view from Platform 2,
  September 2009