 The railway reached Echuca in 1864, and transformed the town into a major river port, with the opening of the Echuca Wharf and substantial urban growth in the 1870s.In 1876, the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened their long private railway northwards to Deniliquin.The brick station building at Echuca was provided on opening of the line, along with a double gable roofed brick goods shed, and three road locomotive depot.