Dunolly railway station explained

Dunolly
Style:Australian closed station
Map Type:Australia Victoria
Platform:1
Tracks:3
Opened:1874
Closed:4 October 1981
12 September 1993 (Vinelander)
Status:Closed

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.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. October 2006 . 'New Deal' for County Passengers – 25 years on . Scott Martin and Chris Banger . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) . 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