Swan Hill railway station

Swan Hill railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Swan Hill, and it opened on 30 May 1890.^[1][2]

Swan Hill
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view from platform looking at station building, June 2015
General information
Location	Curlewis Street, Swan Hill, Victoria 3585 Rural City of Swan Hill Australia
Coordinates	35°20′29″S 143°33′45″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Swan Hill (Piangil)
Distance	345.29 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	6
Connections	Coach
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed part-time
Station code	SWL
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	30 May 1890; 135 years ago (1890-05-30)
Services
2 daily services to Southern Cross. Trains travelling in the opposite direction terminate here. Preceding station V/Line Following station Kerang towards Southern Cross Swan Hill line Terminus
Former service Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Lake Boga towards Bendigo   Piangil line   Woorinen towards Yungera
Location Swan Hill Location within Victoria

The station serves as the current terminus for V/Line's Swan Hill line services. Beyond the station, Pacific National and Southern Shorthaul Railroad grain trains continue to the line's terminus at Piangil. A goods shed and silos exist near the station.

A 70 ft. turntable was provided at the station in 1940, replacing a 50 ft. turntable.^[1] The turntable was removed by September 1969.^[1]

Demolished station Lake Boga was located between Swan Hill and Kerang.

The Swan Hill (Railways Act) 1973 (Vic) facilitated the exchange of railway land that the City of Swan Hill had been using as a caravan park to the Council, in exchange for the Swan Hill wharf sidings which were transferred to railway ownership after eighty years of occupation.^[3]

Platforms and services

Swan Hill station has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Swan Hill line services.^[4]

Platform 1:

•  Swan Hill line  services to and from Southern Cross

Transport links

V/Line operates a road coach service from Bendigo to Mildura via Swan Hill station.^[4][5]