Marcus Station
Station
Line: Queenscliff
Distance from Melbourne: 99.374 km
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Opened: February 1, 1883
Closed: February 6, 1961
Line: Queenscliff
Distance from Melbourne: 99.374 km
Track Diagram: View
Google Maps: Satellite / Map
Opened: February 1, 1883
Closed: February 6, 1961
Marcus opened as 'Ocean Grove' before being renamed to 'Marcus Hill' in 1896, then to 'Marcus' in 1904.
It's main traffic in later years was milk despatched from the Ocean Grove dairy.
Events
February 1, 1883 | Opened |
January 1, 1887 | Platform gains portable station building and small goods shelter (this year) |
January 1, 1889 | Wooden goods platform provided (this year) |
February 1, 1896 | Renamed 'Marcus Hill' |
May 2, 1904 | Renamed 'Marcus' |
January 1, 1910 | Goods platform removed (this year) |
January 1, 1950 | Station building removed (this decade) |
February 6, 1961 | Closed |
Line Opened
May 21, 1879 | Line opened Queenscliff Junction to Queenscliff |
Line Closed
November 6, 1976 | Line closed Cheetham's Siding to Queenscliff |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.