Dunolly railway station

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Dunolly
Station statistics
Line(s) Mildura, Robinvale
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Other information
Opened 1874
Closed 4 October 1981
12 September 1993 (Vinelander)
Station status Closed
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Location
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Dunolly is a closed railway station on the Mildura line in the town of Dunolly, Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[1] Today it is the junction for the lines towards Inglewood, Kulwin, and Robinvale. It also contains grain silos.

The railway from Castlemaine, via Maryborough, reached Dunolly on 6 October 1874. A connection between Maryborough and Ballarat was made on 2 February 1875.[2]

References

  1. Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): page 319. 
  2. The Centenary of the Opening of the Railways from Castlemaine to Dunolly and Ballarat to Maryborough Turton, Keith W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 1975 pp25-52
Closed station navigation
Mildura line
Previous station Maryborough | St Arnaud Next station
Robinvale line
Junction | Inglewood Next station

Coordinates: 36°51′49″S 143°43′46″E / 36.86361°S 143.72944°E / -36.86361; 143.72944


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