Pyramid railway station
Pyramid | |||||||||||||
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Westbound view of the station building and platform, October 2012 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Avenue, Pyramid Hill, Victoria 3575 Shire of Loddon Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°03′10″S 144°06′47″E / 36.0529°S 144.1130°E | ||||||||||||
| System | PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||
| Line | Swan Hill (Piangil) | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 249.35 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Coach | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | PYD | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 12 February 1884 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Pyramid Hill (1884-1904) | ||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||
Two daily services in both directions.
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| Official name | Pyramid Hill Railway Station | ||||||||||||
| Designated | 20 August 1982 | ||||||||||||
| Reference no. | H1696[1] | ||||||||||||
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Pyramid railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Pyramid Hill, and it opened on 12 February 1884 as Pyramid Hill. It was renamed Pyramid on 9 May 1904.[2]
History
Pyramid opened on 12 February 1884. On 25 October 1884, the line was extended to Kerang.[2] The station, like the township itself, was named by the explorer Thomas Mitchell, who set up base with his party near a feature he named Pyramid Hill on 29 June 1836.[3] Mitchell noted that the hill resembled the pyramids of Egypt.[3]
A disused goods shed and silos are located opposite the station.
The former No. 2 track was abolished in June 1988,[4] along with the up and down end plunger-locked points leading to it. The up and down points were realigned to connect to No. 3 track.[4]
Pyramid was closed as a crossing station on 31 December 1993.[5]
There is a disused station at Mitiamo, which is between Pyramid and Dingee, and there is also a disused station at Macorna, between Pyramid and Kerang.
Pyramid station is one of the least-used railway stations in Victoria and the second least-used station on the Swan Hill line behind Dingee, having only 2,670 passengers in the 2016-2017 financial year. That equates to around 7.31 passengers per day.
Incidents and accidents
On 21 August 2025, a passenger attempted to alight from a train at Pyramid at 9:45pm. Due to the train being longer than the station platform, there was no platform behind the door he opened, and he tripped and fell onto the track, breaking his leg. A warning had been given over the train's PA system, advising that passengers should only exit by doors at the front of the train due to the short platform length. The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator said it had begun an inquiry into the incident.[6]
Platforms and services
Pyramid has one platform, and is served by V/Line Swan Hill line trains.[7]
| Pyramid platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | ||
| 1 | Swan Hill line | Southern Cross, Swan Hill | ||
There are infrequent services operating on the Swan Hill line including those stopping at Pyramid. Currently, there are only two trains in each direction stopping each day.
Transport links
V/Line operates a road coach service from Bendigo to Swan Hill and Mildura via Pyramid station.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Pyramid Hill Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ a b Pyramid Vicsig
- ^ a b "Pyramid Hill". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). August 1988. p. 252.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). May 1994. p. 153.
- ^ Dandeniya, Nethma; Buchecker, Sarah (16 September 2025). "V/Line train passenger suffers broken leg after falling on train tracks at Pyramid Hill station". ABC News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ a b Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Mildura - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Media related to Pyramid railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au