Maroona is a rural village in the western region of

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, Australia. It is approximately west of the state's capital,

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. Maroona is part of the statistical area of Tatyoon which at the 2021

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, had a population of 80. Maroona sits on the junction of the

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and the

Portland railway line The Portland railway line is a railway line in south-western Victoria, Australia. It runs from the main Western standard gauge line at Maroona through Hamilton to the port town of Portland. History The line was built as (broad gauge) from ...

. The lines were built as (

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) from Ararat to

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in 1877. and 1913 the Gheringhap–Maroona line was opened, junctioning with the line at Gheringhap. They were converted to

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in 1995. The grain handling facility at Maroona railway station has been closed.

References

Towns in Victoria (state) Western District (Victoria) {{BarwonSouthWest-geo-stub