Dunolly railway station

Dunolly is a closed railway station on the Mildura line in the town of Dunolly, Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[1] Today it is the junction for the lines towards Inglewood, Kulwin, and Robinvale. It also contains grain silos.

Dunolly
Line(s)Mildura, Robinvale
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1874
Closed4 October 1981
12 September 1993 (Vinelander)
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Maryborough   Mildura line   St Arnaud
Junction   Robinvale line   Inglewood
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

The railway from Castlemaine, via Maryborough, reached Dunolly on 6 October 1874. A connection between Maryborough and Ballarat was made on 2 February 1875.[2]

References

  1. Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
  2. The Centenary of the Opening of the Railways from Castlemaine to Dunolly and Ballarat to Maryborough Turton, Keith W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 1975 pp25-52


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