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Panorama of the train tracks and Railway Station of Kaniva, Victoria, Australia. The Railway Station was built in 1887 on the Dimboola Serviceton line. Despite showing signs of neglect the station has been classified as historically and architecturally significant as key contributor to the character of the "Western" line. The station once catered for the heavily trafficked line between Melbourne and Adelaide and included a large booking lobby and waiting room.
Kaniva was gazetted in 1885 and the arrival of the railway in 1886 contributed to the towns growth and survival. Today the town on the Western Highway is a major service town for surrounding farms and a welcome stopover for travellers between Adelaide in South Australia and Melbourne in Victoria.
Victoria is Australia's second smallest State and covers only 3% of Australia's land area but has the second highest population of all States and Territories. Victoria's mainland and islands have a total length of 2,512 kilometres coastline which is about 4.2% of Australia's 59,736 kilometres of coastline. Australia is the driest inhabited continent and Victoria is no exception although the state capital Melbourne has the reputation to have 4 seasons in one day. Victoria is located in the southeast of mainland Australia and includes the most southern point on mainland Australia at Wilsons Promontory National Park.
