Clematis | |||||||||||
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 Clematis station and platform, January 2022. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′42″S145°25′25″E / 37.92831°S 145.42354°E | ||||||||||
| System | Puffing Billy Railway station | ||||||||||
| Line | Gembrook | ||||||||||
| Distance | 49.77 km (30.93 mi) from Flinders Street | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Previous names | Paradise Valley; Paradise | ||||||||||
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Clematis railway station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway, near the town of Clematis, Victoria.
The station originated as an unnamed stopping place 8+1⁄2 mi (13.7 km) along the narrow gauge line from Upper Fern Tree Gully. In May 1902, the Victorian Railways requested that Fern Tree Gully Shire Council supply a name; the council selected Paradise Valley over the alternative, Lambie. [1] A journalist on the line in 1903 observed that "stations on the line are only so by courtesy"; there were no facilities except an earthen platform. [2] By 1909, the station was known simply as Paradise.
In 1921, the station was again renamed to Clematis to match the name of the nearby post office, with the aim of reducing confusion for passengers. [3] A Fern Tree Gully councillor lamented "Paradise lost". [4]
Trains rarely stop here, except by prior arrangement, often for groups travelling to the Paradise Hotel (behind the station). Clematis contains a small loop siding with a dead end spur, which are staff operated.
