Trentham
General information
Line(s)Daylesford
Platforms1
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]

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

Since the closure of the line, the station building, platform and goods shed, and a short section of track, have all been retained. Tenants live at the station and look after it as a museum. The rail track still exists for 1 km on either side of the station, and some rolling stock has been put on display in the former station yard. Although the rest of the track has been removed, the railway reserve is still zoned for railway use, and the Daylesford Spa Country Railway has plans to restore track to Trentham from its current terminus at Bullarto railway station.

References

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

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