Pyramid railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Pyramid, Victoria, Australia}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Pyramid
| type = PTV regional rail station
| style = V/Line
| image = Pyramid Railway Station.JPG
| caption = Westbound view of the station building and platform, October 2012
| address = Railway Avenue,
Pyramid Hill, Victoria 3575
| borough = Shire of Loddon
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{Coord|display=inline,title|-36.0529|144.1130|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC}}
| map_type = Australia Victoria
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| operator = V/Line
| line = {{rcb|V/Line|Swan Hill|croute}} (Piangil)
| distance = 249.35 kilometres from
Southern Cross
| platforms = 1
| tracks = 3
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| connections = {{rint|victoria|coach}} Coach
| structure = At-grade
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| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| accessible = Yes
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| status = Operational, unstaffed
| code = PYD
| zone = Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
| website = {{URL|https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1548|Public Transport Victoria}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1884|02|12|df=y}}
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| former = Pyramid Hill (1884-1904)
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| services = Two daily services in both directions.
{{Adjacent stations|system=V/Line|line=Swan Hill|left=Dingee|right=Kerang}}
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| other_services_header = Former service
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| designation1 = VICHR
| designation1_offname = Pyramid Hill Railway Station
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| designation1_date = 20 August 1982
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| designation1_number = H1696{{cite web|title=Pyramid Hill Railway Station |url=http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/965|website=Victorian Heritage Database|publisher=Government of Victoria|accessdate=22 June 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622020303/https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/965|archivedate=22 June 2019|language=en|url-status=live}}
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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.[http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Pyramid Pyramid] Vicsig
History
Pyramid opened on 12 February 1884. On 25 October 1884, the line was extended to Kerang. The station, like the township itself, was named after the Surveyor General of New South Wales, Thomas Mitchell, set up base with his party near the rise of a hill he named Pyramid Hill on 29 June 1836.{{cite web|title=Pyramid Hill|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/pyramid-hill|accessdate=6 March 2022|website=Victorian Places|language=english}} Mitchell noted that the hill resembled the pyramids of Egypt.
A disused goods shed and silos are located opposite the station.
The former No. 2 track was abolished in June 1988,{{cite magazine|date=August 1988|title=Works|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=252}} 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.
Pyramid closed as a crossing station on 31 December 1993.{{cite magazine|date=May 1994|title=Works|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=153}}
Disused station Mitiamo is located between Pyramid and Dingee, whilst disused station Macorna is located 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, with only 2,670 passengers in the 2016-2017 financial year. This equates to around 7.31 passengers per day.
Platforms and services
Pyramid has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Swan Hill line services.[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/1848 Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable] Public Transport Victoria
Platform 1:
- {{RouteBox|Swan Hill line|Piangil railway line#Swan Hill services|#{{rcr|V/Line}}|white}} services to Southern Cross and 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
References
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External links
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- [http://www.vicrailstations.com/Yungera/Pyramid/Pyramid.html Victorian Railway Stations gallery]
- [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd3/map.php?x=144.11301918254458&y=-36.05286658344&l=14&mt=4 Melway map] at street-directory.com.au
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