Serviceton
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Serviceton | |
| Coordinates: 36°22′32″S 140°59′17″E / 36.37556°S 140.98806°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Established | 1887 |
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| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 120 (2016) |
| Postcode | 3420 |
| Mean max temp | 21.2 °C (70.2 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 8.1 °C (46.6 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 490 mm (19 in) |
Serviceton is a town in rural western Victoria, Australia. It is near the Victorian–South Australian border, 437 kilometres (272 miles) 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.
The 2016 census recorded a population in Serviceton and the surrounding area of 120; there were 77 dwellings.
The town is the subject of a Tom Waits song entitled "Town With No Cheer" from his album Swordfishtrombones.
Serviceton Post Office opened in 1886; from 1908 to 1911 it was known as Serviceton Railway Station post office. A Serviceton South office was open in 1926–1927, and Serviceton North office, on the Western Highway, operated from 1911 until 1954.
Golfers play at the course of the Serviceton Golf Club on the Western Highway.