Rocklyn railway station

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Rocklyn railway station
General information
Location Rocklyn, Shire of Hepburn
Victoria, Australia
Coordinates 37°25′27″S144°02′34″E / 37.424281°S 144.042683°E / -37.424281; 144.042683
Line(s) Ballarat to Daylesford railway line
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1887
Closed1953
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Newlyn   Ballarat to Daylesford railway line   Wombat
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Rocklyn railway station was on the Ballarat to Daylesford railway line in Victoria, Australia. [1]

On Boxing Day in 1914, the station was the scene of a "sensational shooting incident", in which a group of three young men, who had been shooting at a church bell and grown bored of the target, opened fire on a passing train and very nearly killed the guard. [2]

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References

  1. "North Creswick Daylesford Line". Vicsig.
  2. "Country News: Ballarat and District". The Argus. 22 February 1915. Retrieved 15 November 2022.