Daylesford railway station

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Daylesford
Daylesford Spa Country Railway station
Daylesford railway station looking up towards bullarto in 2014.jpg
General information
Location121.611 km (75.566 mi) from Flinders Street
Line(s) Daylesford
Platforms2
Tracks4
Other information
StatusTourist station
History
Opened17 March 1880
1980 (re-opened)
Closed3 July 1978

Daylesford is a railway station that services the town of Daylesford, Victoria, Australia. Daylesford Station is a substantial brick building used by the Daylesford Spa Country Railway, the station yard consists of a number of tracks which are used to store heritage rollingstock. A goods shed is also located at the station.

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Opened on Wednesday, 17 March 1880, [1] it was closed on Monday, 3 July 1978. During the mid to late 1980s the line reopened for tourist services, gangers trolleys conveyed passengers on short trips to the Wombat State Forest about halfway between Daylesford and Musk. On 15 September 1990 railmotor services were restored between Daylesford and Musk for the first time in 13 years.

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References

  1. Osborne, Murrell (1978). Timber, Spuds and Spa. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN   0-85849-023-4.
Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Musk   Daylesford Spa Country Railway  Terminus
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