Dalyston railway station

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Dalyston
General information
Line(s) Wonthaggi
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1910
Closed1978
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Kilcunda   Wonthaggi line  State Mine
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Dalyston was a railway station on the Wonthaggi railway line, in the Bass Coast area of Victoria. The station opened with the line and operated until the line's closure in 1978. A short distance beyond Dalyston a line branched off to Dudley Area, one of the many "mining branches" on the line. There is almost no trace left of the station. The Bass Coast Rail Trail now runs thought the site.

38°34′17″S145°32′27″E / 38.57139°S 145.54083°E / -38.57139; 145.54083


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