Serviceton now 125

The Serviceton community are celebrating the town's 125th anniversary this weekend (25th and 26th February).
Over the weekend there will be a number of celebrations, including the Annual Bowls Tournament, the cutting of a Celebrations Cake on Saturday evening, tours of the historic Railway Station building, the official opening of the refurbished Community Clubrooms, an ecumenical Church service, and a shared basket luncheon on Sunday.
Serviceton is a small township in the far west. In its heyday it was a major border crossing and customs post  for Victoria and South Australia in the disputed territory (when a surveying error recorded the border at Serviceton, nearly 4 kms east of the present border). The town spawned a post office, school, general stores, chemist, bricklayer, butcher, hairdresser and a plumber (only the store remains). 

The Railway Station remains the town's main attraction. The Victorian and South Australian railways joined in 1887, while the station opened in 1889. The huge three-storey building was constructed with Horsham-made brick on a grand Victorian scale, and the 15 rooms included a kitchen, large refreshment room, dining area, booking rooms for Victoria and South Australia, general waiting areas and a customs office. Below in the basement are large storage cellars, guard rooms, a mortuary and dungeon for prisoners being transported interstate.

The Serviceton railway station closed in March 1986, while trains still pass it on the main Melbourne to Adelaide line.