Redesdale Junction Explained

Redesdale Junction
Style:Australian closed station
Country:Victoria, Australia
Opened:15 January 1891
Closed:29 June 1954
Status:Closed

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]

Notes and References

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