Serviceton is a town in rural western Victoria, Australia. It is near the Victorian–South Australian border, 437 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. Named after James Service, who was Premier of Victoria in 1880 and from 1883 to 1886, it was established when the inter-colonial railway line between Adelaide and Melbourne was completed in 1887. The railway station served as the change-over point for train crews and locomotives of the Victorian Railways and South Australian Railways.
Population: 120 (2016)
Established: 1887
Postcode(s): 3420
Elevation: 121 m (397 ft)
Location: 437 km (272 mi) from Melbourne · 294 km (183 mi) from Adelaide · 139 km (86 mi) from Horsham
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