Dunolly railway station
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.
Dunolly | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Mildura, Robinvale | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 4 October 1981 12 September 1993 (Vinelander) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
- 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
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