Marong railway station

Marong
General information
LineEaglehawk–Inglewood
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened19 September 1876 (1876-09-19)
Closed12 February 1987 (1987-02-12)
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Leichardt   Eaglehawk - Inglewood line   Eaglehawk
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  
Location

Marong is a former railway station on the disused Eaglehawk–Inglewood railway line in Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1876, the station remained staffed until around 1979 before being closed in 1987.[1]

Incidents

On 14 September 1888, at approximately 9pm, a passenger train from Sandhurst was struck by a goods train from Inglewood as passengers were alighting at the station. The driver of the goods train, E. Evans, had passed a signal at danger. Seeing an inevitable collision, Norton, the driver of the passenger train, sounded the whistle and immediately backed out to soften the impact of the collision. Several passengers were injured, however no fatalities were recorded. Norton's actions were praised by the passengers as having likely prevented any fatalities from occurring. The engine of the goods train was later sent for testing as Evans had complained about it being uncontrollable.[2][3][4][5] A report considered by the Railway Commissioners blamed Evans for the accident and he was later dismissed.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Marong". VICSIG. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Serious railway accident - Collision at Marong station - Many passengers injured". The Age. 16 July 1888. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Serious railway collision at Marong station". The Ballarat Star. 17 July 1888. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Railway collision at Marong". Kerang Times and Swan Hill Gazette. 17 July 1888. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  5. ^ "The railway collision at Marong". Bendigo Advertiser. 18 July 1888. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Melbourne". The Ballarat Star. 23 July 1888. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Melbourne". The Ballarat Courier. 4 August 1888. Retrieved 8 September 2025.

36°44′09″S 144°07′51″E / 36.7358°S 144.1308°E / -36.7358; 144.1308


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