Serviceton railway station, South Australia
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Serviceton
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Station in October 2006
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| Location | Elizabeth Street, Serviceton |
| Coordinates | 36°22′33″S 140°59′09″E / 36.3758°S 140.9857°ECoordinates: 36°22′33″S 140°59′09″E / 36.3758°S 140.9857°E |
| Owned by | VicTrack |
| Operated by | V/Line |
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Western standard gauge Adelaide-Wolseley |
| Distance | 461.70 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Closed | 1986 |
Serviceton railway station is located on the Western standard gauge line in Victoria, Australia. It served the town of Serviceton.
The Adelaide-Wolseley line was extended from Bordertown in South Australia on 19 January 1887 coinciding with the opening of the line from Dimboola in Victoria.
The Premier of South Australia, John Downer, wrote to his Victorian equivalent, James Service, suggesting that the new border railway town and station be named Downer after him. Service wrote back and said that as it was in Victoria, it would be named Serviceton after himself.
As Serviceton was the border post, train crews and engines were changed between the South Australian Railways and Victorian Railways. A customs house/railway station was commissioned in 1887 with costs shared between the two states. The complex of 15 main rooms including a large refreshment room was completed in 1889.
With federation, customs roles finished in January 1901 although trains would continue to changes locomotives until the 1980s. On 7 September 1951, the westbound Overland service collided with its eastbound equivalent at the station with four A2 class locomotives destroyed and one fatality.
The refreshment rooms closed in 1981 and the station closed as a manned station in 1986. Today it houses a display of local and railway memorabilia.
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