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Maryborough railway station is located on the Mildura line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Maryborough, and it opened on 7 July 1874.[1]

Maryborough
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view, with a VLocity train on Platform 1, in July 2010
General information
LocationVictoria Street,
Maryborough, Victoria 3465
Shire of Central Goldfields
Australia
Coordinates37°03′04″S 143°44′33″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Mildura
Distance224.04 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks3
Train operatorsV/Line
ConnectionsBus
V/Line Coach
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Staffed Part-Time
Station codeMBY
Fare zoneMyki not available. Paper ticket only.
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 July 1874; 148 years ago (1874-07-07)
Key dates
7 July 1874Opened
12 September 1993Closed
2006–2007$1.9 million restoration
25 July 2010Reopened
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

The station is the terminus of V/Line Maryborough services from Ballarat.

Maryborough is a major junction, with cross country routes to Moolort and Ararat. The Avoca line from Ararat is a standard gauge line that becomes a dual gauge track when passing through Maryborough, with the dual gauge 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.[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 Spencer Street, in the state's capital city.[4]

In 1967, a rail overpass replaced a level crossing at Tuaggra Street (Pyrenees Highway), located in the Down direction of the station.[1] In 1969, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Inkerman Street level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction of the station.[1]

In 1988, track "A" and siding "C" was abolished, as well as a number of signal posts.[1] A number of signals and crossovers were provided at the same time.[1]

The station closed on 12 September 1993, when The Vinelander service to Mildura 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.[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]

In 2011, restoration works occurred on the station platform verandah.[8]


Platforms and services


Maryborough has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Maryborough line services.[9]

Platform 1:



Maryborough Transit operates three routes via Maryborough station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

V/Line operates road coaches via Maryborough station, from Melbourne and Ballarat to Donald and Mildura.[13]




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. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2011. p. 57.
  9. Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
  10. 1 Maryborough - Hedges Public Transport Victoria
  11. 2 Maryborough -Princes Park-Whirrakee Public Transport Victoria
  12. 3 Maryborough - Pascoe Public Transport Victoria
  13. Mildura - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria





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