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Merredin
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Prospectors cross at Merredin in April 2014
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| Location | Barrack Street, Merredin | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°28′55″S 118°16′44″E / 31.482°S 118.279°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transwa | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transwa | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Eastern Goldfields Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 284.20 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1895 (original) | ||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Merredin Railway Station Group | ||||||||||||||
| Type | State Registered Place | ||||||||||||||
| Designated | 26 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1577 | ||||||||||||||
Merredin railway station is a train station located in the town of Merredin. It is part of the Eastern Goldfields Railway line in Western Australia. This station is an important stop for trains traveling across the state.
Station History
The first Merredin station opened way back in 1895. It quickly became a very important station. This was because it was a junction station. This means many train lines met there. Trains could travel from Merredin to places like Narrembeen, Bruce Rock, Northam, Southern Cross, and Nungarin. The station also had a very large train yard. Today, some lines still go south from Merredin to Narrogin and Kondinin.
In the late 1960s, the train tracks were changed. They were made wider to a "standard gauge". Because of this, a new station was built across the road. The original station building is now used as a museum. You can see old trains there, like a steam locomotive and a diesel locomotive.
Train Services
Two main train services stop at Merredin station. These are Transwa's MerredinLink and Prospector trains. At least one of these trains stops here every day.
The famous Indian Pacific train also passes through Merredin. This train travels once a week in each direction. It goes all the way between East Perth and Sydney Central. However, the Indian Pacific does not stop at Merredin station.
