Golden Square railway station was located on the

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. It served the southern Bendigo suburb of

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

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

-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