Golden Square railway station was located on the Bendigo line. It served the southern

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suburb of

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. The station closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the ''

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'' timetable for country passengers. In September 1987, the signal box and all signals were abolished, except for one post, and the station was disestablished as a

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. All points were spiked normal, and were removed at a later date. Since around 1990, the station building

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-bound side has been leased by a

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station, KLFM, while the smaller down-side building has been leased in the past. In April 2008, renovations were carried out to the down-side building, including re-stumping and the replacement of weatherboards.

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Disused railway stations in Victoria (state) Bendigo {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub