Echuca railway station


Echuca is the northernmost operating passenger railway station along the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It is also the terminus of the freight-only Toolamba–Echuca line. It serves the border settlement of Echuca–Moama.
It is the terminus for V/Line services from Melbourne, but the Deniliquin line continues to operate northwards past the state border for freight traffic. Freight sidings and a silo exist opposite the station.

History

The railway reached Echuca in 1864, and transformed the town into a major river port, with the opening of the Echuca Wharf and substantial urban growth in the 1870s. In 1876, the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened their long private railway northwards to Deniliquin.
The brick station building at Echuca was provided on opening of the line, along with a double gable roofed brick goods shed, and three road locomotive depot. The station building was expanded in 1877, a large water tower being erected in the same year, and the iron footbridge was added in 1880. The concrete rail bridge over the Murray River to the north of the station opened in 1989, replacing a road and rail bridge which opened in 1878.
A short branch line between Echuca and the port opened with the line, but was closed in 1971. In 2000, $150,000 funding for the reconstruction of the line was provided. By 2002 work was underway, with the cost increased to $330,000. However, by 2007 the branch was out of use and disconnected from the main line.
The branch line from Echuca to Toolamba closed in 2007, but was reopened in October 2013.

Platforms & services

Echuca has one side platform. It is serviced by terminating Echuca V/Line trains from Southern Cross.

Transport links

Echuca is also served by V/Line road coach services between Bendigo and Moama and NSW TrainLink road coach services to Albury and Wagga Wagga.