Maryborough railway station, Victoria

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Station information
Maryborough

Lines	Mildura
Distance from Flinders St	182.01 km
Number of Platforms	1
Number of Tracks	1
Station Status	Closed
Station opened	1874
Station closed	1993
Google map of station	Link

Maryborough is a closed railway station on the Mildura railway line in Victoria, Australia. Located in the town of Maryborough, it is 180km from Southern Cross station.

[edit] History

The current station building was erected in 1890 with 25-rooms and a clock tower, of red brick with stucco trimming.^[1] In 1895, Mark Twain visited Maryborough - which he dryly observed was: "A railway station with a town attached".^[2]

A $1.6 million restoration of Maryborough Station was carried out in 2006 / 2007, with repairs to the towers, clock, facade, portico, roof and guttering. Stage 2 included slating, rendering, glazing and moulding repairs to match the works conducted during the first stage of works.^[3]

[edit] Railway lines

Maryborough station platform

The station is also a major junction with cross country routes linking to Castlemaine and Ararat from Maryborough. The line from Ararat is standard gauge and dual gauge track runs through Maryborough to the north as far as Dunolly.