Malmsbury railway station

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
Location	Daylesford–Malmsbury Road, Malmsbury, Victoria 3446 Shire of Macedon Ranges Australia
Coordinates	37°11′23″S 144°22′31″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
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	MMY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 7/8 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1862; 162 years ago (1862-10-21)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Kyneton towards Southern Cross 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
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Malmsbury Railway Station
Designated	20 August 1982
Reference no.	H1574[1]
Location 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

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

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:

•  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

1. "Malmsbury Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
2. Malmsbury Vicsig
3. 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

External links

Media related to Malmsbury railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au