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Malmsbury railway station

Coordinates: 37°11′23″S 144°22′31″E / 37.1896°S 144.3753°E / -37.1896; 144.3753
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Malmsbury
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view from the station platform, with the disused station building and platform to the left, July 2015
General information
LocationDaylesford–Malmsbury Road,
Malmsbury, Victoria 3446
Shire of Macedon Ranges
Australia
Coordinates37°11′23″S 144°22′31″E / 37.1896°S 144.3753°E / -37.1896; 144.3753
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
(Deniliquin)
Distance102.16 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMMY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 7/8 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1862; 162 years ago (1862-10-21)
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Kyneton Bendigo line Castlemaine
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Echuca line Castlemaine
towards Echuca
Kyneton
One-way operation
Swan Hill line
1 weekday & 1 weekend service
Castlemaine
towards Swan Hill
Former service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Redesdale Junction   Deniliquin line   Taradale
Official nameMalmsbury Railway Station
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1574[1]
Location
Malmsbury is located in Victoria
Malmsbury
Malmsbury
Location within Victoria

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]

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

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In 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

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Malmsbury 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:

References

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  1. ^ "Malmsbury Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Malmsbury Vicsig
  3. ^ a b Malmsbury VR History
  4. ^ Locals may lose services due to Fast Rail project ABC News 11 June 2004
  5. ^ "Trains resuming after firefighters put out Malmsbury train station fire". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ Cox, Timothy (5 February 2024). "Two teens charged over fire at Malmsbury Railway Station". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ^ Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ^ Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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