Malmsbury railway station
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Malmsbury railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western town of the same name, in Victoria, Australia and was opened on 21 October 1862.<ref name="VicsigMalmsbury">Malmsbury Vicsig</ref><ref name="VRHistory">Malmsbury VR History</ref>
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
In 1968, a carriage dock and a number of sidings were removed. Further sidings were removed in 1978.<ref name=VRHistory/>
A large bluestone station building remains on the disused northern platform, and there is 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.<ref name=VicsigMalmsbury/><ref>Locals may lose services due to Fast Rail project ABC News 11 June 2004</ref>
On 31 January 2024, the station building on the disused northern platform was damaged by fire.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The fire brigade managed to confine the blaze to the former station office and signal bay. Police charged two teenagers from Bendigo with arson.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Platforms and services
Malmsbury has one side 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.<ref>Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria</ref><ref>Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria</ref><ref>Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria</ref>
| colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Malmsbury platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Service Type | Notes |
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Southern Cross, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca, Swan Hill | All stations and limited express services |
References
External links
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- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au