Talbot railway station

Talbot
Station forecourt and entrance, December 2021
General information
LocationRailway Street,
Talbot, Victoria 3371
Shire of Central Goldfields
Australia
Coordinates37°10′18″S 143°42′22″E / 37.1718°S 143.7060°E / -37.1718; 143.7060
SystemPTV regional rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
LineMaryborough (Mildura)
Distance209.87 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Coach
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeTAT
Fare zoneMyki not available. Paper ticket only.
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 February 1875 (1875-02-02)
Key dates
2 February 1875Opened
12 September 1993Closed
22 December 2013Reopened
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Clunes
towards Ballarat
 Maryborough line Maryborough
Terminus
Clunes
towards Southern Cross
 Maryborough line
One daily service
 Maryborough
One-way operation
Location
Talbot
Location within Victoria

Talbot railway station is a regional railway station on the Mildura line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Talbot, in Victoria, Australia. It was opened on 2 February 1875 and was closed on 12 September 1993. It reopened on 22 December 2013, when the current station was provided.[1]

The station closed on 12 September 1993, after The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches. The station was not reopened when rail passenger services from Ballarat to Maryborough resumed in July 2010. In February 2010, the crossing loop and siding were abolished.[2]

In November 2010, the Liberal/National Coalition said the station would be reopened if it won the forthcoming 2010 state election.[3] The subsequent Coalition government reopened Talbot on 22 December 2013.[4] A new platform and shelter had to be built because the original station building had been leased for use as a nursery and railway museum.

In 2016-2017, the station was one of the least-patronised in Victoria, with annual passenger movements of 1,121, or about 3.07 passengers a day.[5] In 2020-2021, the station recorded the second-lowest patronage in the state, with 350 passenger movements - less than one passenger a day.[6]

Platforms and services

Talbot has one platform and is served by V/Line Maryborough line trains.[7]

Talbot platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination
1  Maryborough line  Ballarat, Southern Cross, Maryborough

V/Line operates road coach services via Talbot station, from Melbourne and Ballarat to Donald and Mildura.[8]

  • Platform shelter on new platform, looking south, June 2023
  • The former station building and platform, looking south, June 2023

References

  1. ^ Talbot Vicsig
  2. ^ "Signalling & Infrastructure". Railway Digest. Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW Division): 56. May 2010.
  3. ^ "Coalition announces Talbot train package". The Maryborough District Advertiser. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Tiny Talbot back on track: train service to resume 20 years after stopping". ABC Ballarat. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. ^ "VLine Station Patronage 2013-2017.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ "VLine Station Patronage 2013-2021.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. ^ Maryborough – Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
  8. ^ Mildura – Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
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