Talbot railway station

Talbot railway station is a regional railway station on the Mildura line, which is part of the Regional railway network. It serves the town of Talbot, in Victoria, Australia. Talbot station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 2 February 1875, with the current station provided in 2013. It initially closed on 12 September 1993, then reopened on 22 December 2013.^[1]

Talbot
PTV regional rail station
Station forecourt and entrance as viewed from the carpark, December 2021
General information
Location	Railway Street, Talbot, Victoria 3371 Shire of Central Goldfields Australia
Coordinates	37°10′18″S 143°42′22″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Maryborough (Mildura)
Distance	209.87 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Coach
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	TAT
Fare zone	Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	2 February 1875; 149 years ago (1875-02-02)
Key dates
2 February 1875	Opened
12 September 1993	Closed
22 December 2013	Reopened
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

The station closed on 12 September 1993, when The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches.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

In November 2010, the State Government announced the station would reopen, and that occurred on 22 December 2013.^[3][4][5] A new platform and shelter were built as part of the reopening, as the original station was and currently still is now used 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.^[6] In 2020-2021, the station recorded the second-lowest patronage in the state with 350 passenger movements - less than one passenger a day.^[7]

Platforms and services

Talbot has one platform. It is served by V/Line Maryborough line trains.^[8]

Platform 1:

•  Maryborough line  services to Maryborough and Ballarat, one daily service to Southern Cross

Transport links

V/Line operates road coach services via Talbot station, from Melbourne and Ballarat to Donald and Mildura.^[9]

Gallery

• 
  Platform shelter on new platform looking southbound, June 2023
• 
  The old station building and platform looking southbound, 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 Maryborough Advertiser 26 November 2010
4. Tiny Talbot back on track: train service to resume 20 years after stopping ABC News 19 December 2013
5. Reopening Talbot Station Public Transport Victoria
6. "VLine Station Patronage 2013-2017.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
7. "VLine Station Patronage 2013-2021.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
8. Maryborough – Melbourne via Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
9. Mildura – Melbourne Public Transport Victoria

External links

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