Daylesford railway station explained

Daylesford
Type:Daylesford Spa Country Railway station
Address:121.611km (75.566miles) from Flinders Street
Line:Daylesford
Status:Tourist station
Platform:2
Tracks:4
Opened:17 March 1880
1980 (re-opened)
Closed:3 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Osborne, Murrell . Timber, Spuds and Spa . Australian Railway Historical Society . 1978 . 0-85849-023-4 .