Maryborough railway station, Victoria

Maryborough railway station is a railway station on the Mildura line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Maryborough opening in 1874.[1] It is the terminus of V/Line Maryborough services from Ballarat.

Maryborough
PTV regional rail station
Train on station platform in July 2010
Location	Victoria Street Maryborough, Victoria 3465 Australia
Coordinates	37°03′04″S 143°44′33″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Mildura
Distance	224.04 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Train operators	V/Line
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed
Station code	MBY
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1874
Electrified	No
Key dates
1874	Opened
12 September 1993	Closed
2006–2007	$1.9 million restoration
25 July 2010	Reopened
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Terminus Maryborough line Talbot towards Ballarat
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Dunolly   Mildura line   Line open Terminus   Moolort line   Carisbrook Homebush   Avoca line   Terminus

Maryborough is a major junction with cross country routes to Moolort and Ararat. The Avoca line from Ararat is standard gauge and dual gauge track that runs through Maryborough to the north as far as Dunolly. There are the remains of dock platforms at both ends of the main platform.

History

Front of the station in June 2007

The current station building was erected in 1890 with 25 rooms and a clock tower, of red brick with stucco trimming.[2] In 1895, Mark Twain visited Maryborough, which he dryly observed as being: "A railway station with a town attached".[3] Some people believe bureaucratic error led to the station being built from plans for the station intended for Maryborough, Queensland (a much larger town), and others from Melbourne's Spencer Street Station (now Southern Cross Station), as it was a much larger station than those in the state's capital city.[4] The station closed on 12 September 1993 when The Vinelander was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches.

In 2006/07 Maryborough station was restored by RBA Architects and Conservation Consultants, 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.[5]

In December 2008 as part of the Victorian Transport Plan, the State Government announced passenger rail services to Maryborough would resume. Services between Maryborough and Ballarat commenced in July 2010.[6][7]

Platforms and services

Maryborough has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Maryborough line services.[8]

Platform 1:

• Maryborough line: V/Line services to Ballarat

Transport links

Maryborough is also served by V/Line road coach services from Melbourne and Ballarat to Donald and Mildura.[9]

References

1. Maryborough Vicsig
2. Travel: Maryborough Sydney Morning Herald 10 October 2007
3. The Official Australian Mark Twain Society website
4. Myths & Rumours: Maryborough Railway Station Culture Victoria
5. Regional railway station projects Archived 4 June 2009 at the Library of Congress Web Archives Department of Infrastructure
6. Maryborough Rail Services Victorian Transport Plan
7. Passenger trains return to Maryborough Ballarat Courier 25 July 2010
8. Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
9. Mildura - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Rail Geelong gallery
• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au