Daylesford railway station

Daylesford railway station
Daylesford
Daylesford railway station, Victoria
Daylesford railway station, Victoria

Station Information
Line Daylesford
Distance from Flinders Street 121.611 km
Number of Platforms 1
Number of Tracks 4
Station status Tourist Station
Station opened 17th March 1880
Station closed 3rd 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.

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.


Station Navigation
Daylesford Spa Country Railway
Previous Station Musk | Terminus Next Station
Entire line

References

  1. ^ Osborne, Murrell (1978). Timber, Spuds and Spa. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN 0858490234. 

Coordinates: 37°20′30″S 144°09′15″E / 37.341588°S 144.1541°E / -37.341588; 144.1541


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