Malmsbury railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of Malmsbury, in Victoria, Australia. Malmsbury station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring a single platform and a disused platform. It opened on 21 October 1862.[2][3]
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Eastbound view from the station platform, with the disused station building and platform to the left, July 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Daylesford–Malmsbury Road, Malmsbury, Victoria 3446 Shire of Macedon Ranges Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°11′23″S 144°22′31″E / 37.1896°S 144.3753°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill (Deniliquin) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 102.16 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MMY | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 7/8 overlap | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 1862 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Malmsbury Railway Station | |||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 20 August 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | H1574[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Disused stations at Taradale and Elphinstone are located between Malmsbury and Castlemaine. Chewton station, which has been demolished, was also located between Malmsbury and Castlemaine, while the former Redesdale Junction was located between Malmsbury and Kyneton.
History
editIn 1968, a carriage dock and a number of sidings were removed. Further sidings were removed in 1978.[3]
A large bluestone station building remains on the disused northern platform, and a collection of shelter sheds on the southern platform. As part of the Regional Fast Rail project in 2006, the double-track line from Kyneton to Bendigo was converted to single track, with the track on the former Melbourne-bound platform removed.[2][4]
On 31 January 2024, the station building on the disused northern platform was damaged by fire.[5] The fire brigade managed to confine the blaze to the former station office and signal bay. Police charged two teenagers from Bendigo with arson.[6]
Platforms and services
editMalmsbury has one platform. It is served by V/Line Bendigo and Echuca line trains in both directions, and one weekday and one weekend Swan Hill line service.[7][8][9]
Platform 1:
- Bendigo line services to Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
- Echuca line services to Echuca and Southern Cross
- Swan Hill line one weekday and one weekend service to Swan Hill
References
edit- ^ "Malmsbury Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b Malmsbury Vicsig
- ^ a b Malmsbury VR History
- ^ Locals may lose services due to Fast Rail project ABC News 11 June 2004
- ^ "Trains resuming after firefighters put out Malmsbury train station fire". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Cox, Timothy (5 February 2024). "Two teens charged over fire at Malmsbury Railway Station". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
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Media related to Malmsbury railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au