Redesdale Junction

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Redesdale Junction
General information
LocationVictoria, Australia
Coordinates 37°13′47″S144°24′39″E / 37.229661°S 144.410880°E / -37.229661; 144.410880
Line(s) Redesdale railway line
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened15 January 1891
Closed29 June 1954
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Kyneton   Melbourne - Bendigo railway  Malmsbury
Junction  Redesdale line Edgecombe
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Redesdale Junction was a railway station and junction for the Redesdale line near Kyneton in Victoria, Australia. The junction employed a station master, porter, assistant gatekeeper and ganger. [1] A post office operated from the junction until the station master position was abolished in 1930.

The junction was an important centre for the small community. In 1918 the station master was given a lavish farewell and a marble clock when it was announced he was being transferred. [2]

The sandstone used for the Shrine of Remembrance was quarried nearby and taken by train to Melbourne via Redesdale Junction. [3]

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References

  1. James, Ken (2014). A History of the Redesdale Railway Line 1891-1954. Redesdale, Victoria: self published. pp. 187–188. ISBN   978-0-9923087-3-5.
  2. "Local Stationmaster Farewelled". Kyneton Guardian. 6 August 1918.
  3. "Keegan's Quarry". Kyneton Guardian. 2 February 1920.