Malmsbury is a railway station in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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. It is located on the Bendigo railway line in the town

Town

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 of Malmsbury

Malmsbury, Victoria

Malmsbury is a town in central Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Old Calder Highway , 96 km north west of the state capital, Melbourne and 11 km north west of Kyneton. Situated close by the Coliban River, Malmsbury has a population of 587...

.

Facilities

A large bluestone

Bluestone

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 station building remains on the former Melbourne

Southern Cross Station

Southern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...

 bound platform

Railway platform

A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...

, and a collection of shelter sheds on the Bendigo side. The station is lightly used.

As part of the Victorian Regional Fast Rail project

Regional Fast Rail project

The Regional Fast Rail project was a rail transport project of the State Government of Victoria, Australia undertaken between 2000 and 2006 aimed at improving the passenger services on the Victorian regional railway network , specifically to reduce travel times, enhance service frequency and...

, this section of line was converted to single track

Single track (rail)

A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....

. Both side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s still remain in place, but only the former down platform (the one without the station building) still has track next to it. The photograph

Photograph

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 opposite shows its previous appearance with double track

Double track

A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...

. Malmsbury is the only open railway station on the Bendigo line to have one platform in use.

Services

Long distance services to Swan Hill do not stop at Malmsbury.

• Bendigo line - V/Line services to Southern Cross
• Bendigo line - V/Line services to Bendigo (1 service per day extends to Echuca)

Location

The station is located east of the Daylesford-Malmsbury Road railway bridge.

Taradale and Elphinstone stations are currently not in use and are located between Malmsbury and Castlemaine stations.
Chewton station has been removed and was also located between Malmsbury and Castlemaine stations

Redesdale Junction has been removed and was located between Kyneton and Malmsbury stations.