Launching Place railway station

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Launching Place
Launching Place railway station Victoria station sign.jpg
Name board on Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail at station site
General information
Coordinates 37°46′34″S145°35′16″E / 37.77617°S 145.58771°E / -37.77617; 145.58771
Line(s) Warburton
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened13 November 1901
Closed1 August 1965
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Woori Yallock   Warburton line  Yarra Junction
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Launching Place was a railway station on the Warburton line in Victoria, Australia, which served the local town of the same name. It opened and closed with the line. All that remains of the station are the concrete posts of the platform wall. There is a station name sign on the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail at the station site.


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