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
Location	Victoria Street, Maryborough, Victoria 3465 Shire of Central Goldfields Australia
Coordinates	37°03′04″S 143°44′33″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Mildura
Distance	224.04 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Train operators	V/Line
Connections	Bus V/Line Coach
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Staffed Part-Time
Station code	MBY
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 July 1874; 148 years ago (1874-07-07)
Key dates
7 July 1874	Opened
12 September 1993	Closed
2006–2007	$1.9 million restoration
25 July 2010	Reopened
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 line  services to and from Ballarat

Transport links

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

•  1 : Maryborough (Napier Street) – Hedges[10]
•  2 : Maryborough (Napier Street) – Princes Park/Whirrakee[11]
•  3 : Maryborough (Napier Street) – Pascoe[12]

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

Gallery

• 
  Station front and entrance in June 2007

References

External links

• Rail Geelong gallery
• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au
• "Railway Station, Maryborough , 1901[Victoria] [picture]". Trove. Retrieved 30 October 2021.