Trentham railway station, Victoria

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Trentham
Trentham station building.JPG
Line(s)Daylesford
Platforms2
Tracks5
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened16 February 1880
Closed3 July 1978
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Fern Hill   Daylesford line   Lyonville
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Trentham railway station is a closed railway station in the town of Trentham, Victoria, Australia, on the former Carlsruhe-to-Daylesford line. It opened on Monday, 16 February 1880, and was closed on Monday, 3 July 1978.[1] The station building, platform and goods shed, and a short section of track, have all been retained, although no train services currently operate from the station.

Tenants live at the station and look after it as a museum. Although most of the line's track has been removed, the land is still zoned for railway use, and track still exists for 1 km on either side of the station. The DSCR tourist railway plans to re-lay and restore track in the future. Some rolling stock is still kept in the former yard.

By 1969, the platform was 80 metres in length, with an 18.5-metre carriage dock, and by 1975, a crane and weighbridge existed at the station.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Osborne, Murrell (1978). Timber, Spuds and Spa. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN 0-85849-023-4.
  2. ^ "Daylesford Line: Review". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1975. p. 150.

Coordinates: 37°23′09″S 144°19′25″E / 37.3858°S 144.3235°E / -37.3858; 144.3235

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