VICRail & telegraph
Wodonga
A border service town strengthened by the railway.
1852Town surveyed
WHAT STARTED IT
The route towards Sydney and the Murray River crossing made this a useful place for a town serving nearby pastoral land and travellers. A government survey laid out the settlement in 1852.
WHAT SUSTAINED IT
The Melbourne railway reached Wodonga in 1873, reinforcing its position on the intercolonial route. Connections with Albury and differences between the colonies’ rail gauges shaped decades of transport activity.
TURNING POINTS
1852The town is surveyed.
1873The railway from Melbourne arrives.
1962Standard gauge rail connects through to Melbourne.
WHAT IT DOES NOW
The Victorian half of the Albury-Wodonga urban area, serving surrounding farming districts. Its former central railway precinct preserves part of its transport story.