Maryborough railway station is located on the Mildura line in

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. It serves the town of Maryborough, and it opened on 7 July 1874.Maryborough
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Maryborough services from

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. Maryborough is a major

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, with cross country routes to Moolort and Ararat. The Avoca line from Ararat is a

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line that becomes a

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track when passing through Maryborough, with the

track operating as far north as Dunolly. There are the remains of dock platforms at both ends of the main platform.

History

The current station building was erected in 1890, with 25 rooms and a clock tower, of red brick with stucco trimming. In 1895,

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visited Maryborough, which he dryly observed as being: "A railway station with a town attached". Some people believe bureaucratic error led to the station being built from plans for the station intended for Maryborough,

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(a much larger town), and others from Melbourne's Spencer Street station (now

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), as it was a much larger station than Spencer Street, in the state's capital city. In 1967, a rail overpass replaced a

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at Tuaggra Street (

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), located in the Down direction of the station. In 1969, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Inkerman Street level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction of the station. In 1988, track "A" and siding "C" was abolished, as well as a number of signal posts. A number of signals and

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were provided at the same time. The station closed on 12 September 1993, when ''

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'' service to

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was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches. In 2006/2007, the station was restored by RBA Architects and Conservation Consultants, with repairs to the towers, clock, facade, portico, roof and guttering. Stage Two included slating, rendering, glazing and moulding repairs, to match the works conducted during the first stage of works. In December 2008, as part of the

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, the

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announced passenger rail services to Maryborough would resume. Services between Maryborough and Ballarat commenced in July 2010. In 2011, restoration works occurred on the station platform verandah.

Platforms and services

Maryborough has one platform. It is serviced by

Maryborough line services. Platform 1: * services to and from

Transport links

Maryborough Transit operates three routes via Maryborough station, under contract to

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: *: Maryborough (Napier Street) – Hedges *: Maryborough (Napier Street) – Princes Park/Whirrakee *: Maryborough (Napier Street) – Pascoe

operates road coaches via Maryborough station, from

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and

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and

.Mildura - Melbourne
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Gallery

File:MaryboroughTrainStation.JPG, left, Station front and entrance in June 2007

References

External links

Rail Geelong galleryMelway map
at street-directory.com.au * {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Western=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1874 Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia) Maryborough, Victoria