Boort to its knees

Driving through Boort yesterday, my passenger (on lookout duty) drew my attention to the Boort railway station building.

The railway station at Boort is a closed and unused railway station located on the Robinvale line. The line branches from the Mildura line at Dunolly.

A broken window provides views of a partly trashed interior

The line to Boort opened in 1883. Passenger services to the station ended in June 1978.

A quaint little picket fence shaded by an old elm

Today the rail line today is a grain only service (there is a GEB siding nearby), and containerised freight to Boort is operated by Wimmera Container Lines. 

The track switching gear beside the station building