Capital City Stations:
Melbourne

Flinders Street Station, Melbourne

One of Melbourne's most recognisable buildings, Flinders Street station, in the heart of the city on the banks of the Yarra River, has been the focal point of the City's rail system since 1854 and the circulation patterns and forms that evolved from that date are reflected in the present building. No one can mistake its uniquely designed dome and the arches.

Southern Cross Station, Melbourne

Southern Cross Railway Station evolved out of the redevelopment of Spencer Street Station. It turned the site into an efficient transport interchange, allowing connections between suburban, intrastate and interstate trains, local and airport buses, taxis and trams.

Port Melbourne, Vic

The Port Melbourne railway line was the first significant railway in Australia, and was opened by the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company, to carry passengers arriving in Victoria at Station Pier, and to alleviate the high cost of shipping goods using small vessels up the Yarra River to Melbourne. Today, the line operates as Light Rail.

North Carlton, Vic

When you think "railway station" you expect to see train tracks, or at least something that resembles where tracks once were. Such is not the case with North Carlton station building - the only clues to it being a railway station is its present name - the North Carlton Station Neighbourhood House - and that it is located on the Inner City Rail Trail.

Broadmeadows, Vic

Broadmeadows is situated at the top of the long climb out of the Moonee Ponds Creek valley. The railway that at first past the site of Broadmeadows station opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to Wodonga. At the time of opening, the village of Broadmeadows was located some distance from the station, becoming known as "Old Broadmeadows", and now Westmeadows.

Lilydale, Vic

Lilydale station is the terminus for Melbourne's Lilydale suburban railway line offering half hourly metropolitan rail services. It was rebuilt in November 2021 as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, with the railway line being raised above Maroondah Highway. The original 1882 station building has been preserved in its original location, with the current station and bus interchange located on the opposite side of the highway.

Malmsbury, Vic

Built in 1862 of basalt by Robert Turnbull & Co, the Malmsbury Railway Station on the Melbourne-Echuca Line is historically significant as one of the earliest stations built in Victoria. Built during the period of the 'main trunk lines', c.1857 - c.1869, these were the formative years of railway development in Victoria.

Seymour, Vic

Seymour Railway Station was constructed in 1874 on the Melbourne-Wodonga line. It is a unique and essentially intact example of the most extravagant railway station complex on the North Eastern railway. The station is home to the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre Inc., a railway preservation group dedicated to the restoration and preservation of locomotives and rolling stock as used on the railways of Victoria.

Violet Town, Vic

In 1873 the township was split with the arrival of the railway, and the orientation of the town turned from the old highway (now High Street) to Cowslip Street. Violet Town railway station was opened on 20 March 1873 as the temporary terminus of the line from Longwood. Violet Town was the scene of one of Australia's worst railway disasters in 1969.

Horsham, Vic

Horsham is a regional city in the Wimmera region of western Victoria. Located on a bend in the Wimmera River, Horsham is approximately 300 kilometres northwest of the state capital Melbourne. It is the eleventh largest city in Victoria. The station was officially opened on 5 February 1879 by Governor of Victoria George Bowen, along with the opening of the new broad gaure Western Victoria railway line. The station celebrated its centenary on 5 February 1979. The station was served by V/Line Dimboola services, until the service was withdrawn on 21 August 1993.

Dimboola, Vic

The station is located on the Western standard gauge line in Victoria. Boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the High Street level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction of the station, in 1980. The station was the terminus for V/Line services from Spencer Street in Melbourne, until these services were withdrawn on 21 August 1993. The last Victorian Railways service from Dimboola to Serviceton ceased on 1 December 1978. In March 2007, The Overland passenger service began stopping at the station.

Nhill, Vic

Nhill railway station opened on 19th January 1887. A number of large grain silos are located in the goods yard, at the Up end of the station. Much of the station was extensively altered in the 1980s, following the introduction of Centralised Traffic Control between Ararat and Serviceton. Originally a broad gauge station on VicRail's western line, it is now a standard gauge station, being on the Western standard gauge railway line, the standard-gauge railway line in western Victoria.

Glenrowan, Vic

Once an insignificant stopping place on the road between Melbourne and Sydney and railway siding on the line between Melbourne and Albury, this small farming community was made famous when, on 27th June 1880, notorious bushranger Ned Kelly was taken captive after a siege and shootout with police.

Echuca Wharf, Vic

Echuca is Australia’s most iconic former paddlesteamer port. Its position at the closest point of the Murray River to Melbourne contributed to its development as a thriving river port city during the 19th century. echuca ended up with two railway stations - one served the town and its people, the other was a trasfer point on the historic Echuca wharf for goods arriving by paddlesteamer for transfer by rail to Melbourne.

St James, Vic

There is nothing special about St James Railway Station - it is just a simple, short, unsealed platform bereft of any buildings - but the town it serves and district surrounding it has many an interesting story to tell - like the birth of the Coles retail empire - which are illustrated by the paintings on its silos which stand silently beyond the platform.

Devenish, Vic

The village of Devenish, not far from the city of Benalla, burst into life after the locals of the Parish of St. James successfully lobbied for a railway to service their communities. As happened all across the country, the arrival of the railway turned sleepy backwaters into vibrant communities. Such was the case with Devenish, St James and Goorambat.

Tallarook, Vic

Tallarook station was opened in 1872 along with the line though it, and became a junction for the branch line to Yea in 1883, the line being extended towards Mansfield and Alexandra in later years. When the parallel standard gauge line was built in 1961, it cut right through the middle of the station, with three gauge crossings provided between the broad gauge main line and the sidings on the other side. A new signal box was also opened around this time, with a crossing loop on the standard gauge line opening in 1969, the only one added after the initial construction of the line.

Ararat, Vic

Ararat railway station is located on the Serviceton and Western standard gauge lines in Victoria, at the junction for the Broad Gauge Ararat – Maryborough line. It serves the town of Ararat. The station serves as the terminus for V/Line's Ararat line services. The railway first reached Ararat from Ballarat on 7 April 1875.