Taradale railway station was located was on the Bendigo line, 108 km (67 mi) from Southern Cross station, and served the township of Taradale.
Taradale | ||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Bendigo | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1862 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 18 November 1976 | |||||||||||||||
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The line through the station was originally double track, but the section north of Kyneton station was reduced to a single track as a result of the Regional Fast Rail project. However, there is a 7.7 km (4.8 mi) crossing loop which incorporates the section of track through the former station, together with the nearby 198 m (650 ft) Taradale Viaduct and the closed Elphinstone station, further towards Bendigo.[1][2]
Taradale was de-staffed by 1974,[3] before closing to all business on 18 November 1976.[4] The bluestone station building survives and is now a private residence, under lease from VicTrack.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Long Double Track Sections To Provide For High-Quality Services On Bendigo Rail Line". Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria. 17 November 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "VICSIG - Infrastructure - Line Data Bendigo Line". www.vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1974. p. 136.
- ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1977. p. 10.
- ^ "Taradale Railway Station". Taradale Community. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Address available on request, Taradale, VIC 3447". realcommercial.com.au. REA Group. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
External links
edit- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
37°08′01″S 144°21′22″E / 37.1337°S 144.3560°E