Merredin railway station

Merredin railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It is in the town of Merredin.

Merredin
Prospectors cross at Merredin in April 2014
LocationBarrack Street, Merredin
Coordinates31.482°S 118.279°E / -31.482; 118.279
Owned byTranswa
Operated byTranswa
Line(s)Eastern Goldfields Railway
Distance284.20 kilometres from Perth
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened1895 (original)
Services
Preceding station Transwa Following station
Hines Hill
towards East Perth
 MerredinLink Terminus
Prospector Burracoppin
towards Kalgoorlie
Official nameMerredin Railway Station Group
TypeState Registered Place
Designated26 February 1999
Reference no.1577

History

The original Merredin station opened in 1895. It was an important station on the Eastern Goldfields Railway, being the junction station for lines to Narrembeen, Bruce Rock, Northam, Southern Cross and Nungarin and had an extensive yard.[1] Today lines extend south from Merredin south to Narrogin and Kondinin.[2]

When the line was converted to standard gauge in the late 1960s, a new station was built diagonally opposite. The original station is used as a museum.[1] Exhibits include a G class steam locomotive and TA class diesel locomotive.[3]

Passenger services

Transwa's MerredinLink and Prospector services stop at Merredin, at least one service each day.[4][5]

The Indian Pacific also passes here, running once a week each way between East Perth and Sydney Central, but does not stop at the station.

References
  1. Merredin Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
  2. Brookfield Rail Network Map Brookfield Rail
  3. Merredin Railway Museum Australia's Golden Outback
  4. "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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