Talbot railway station is located on the Mildura line in

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. It serves the town of

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, and opened on 2 February 1875.Talbot
Vicsig 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was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches. When rail passenger services from

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to Maryborough resumed in July 2010, Talbot station was not reopened. In February 2010, the

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and

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were abolished. In November 2010, the

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announced the station would reopen, and that occurred on 22 December 2013. In 2016-2017, the station was one of the least-patronised in Victoria, with annual passenger movements of 1,121, or about 3.07 passengers a day. In 2020-2021, the station recorded the second-lowest patronage in the state with 350 passenger movements - less than one passenger a day.

Platforms and services

Talbot has one platform. It is served by

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

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operates road coach services via Talbot station, from

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and

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and

Mildura – Melbourne
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References

External links

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