Line(s) Daylesford Closed 3 July 1978 Platforms in use 2 | Status Tourist Station Opened 17 March 1880 Tracks 4 | |
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Address Hill St, Daylesford VIC 3460, Australia Similar Daylesford Spa Country, Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens, Convent Gallery, Hepburn Mineral Springs R, Wombat State Forest | ||
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, 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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