Merredin railway station

Merredin railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It is in the town of Merredin.HistoryThe 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. Today lines extend south from Merredin south to Narrogin and Kondinin.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. Exhibits include a G class steam locomotive and TA class diesel locomotive.Passengers servicesTranswa's Avonlink and Prospector services stop at Merredin, at least one service each day.The Indian Pacific also stops here. It runs once or twice a week (depending on the time of year) each way between East Perth and Sydney Central.