Musk railway station

Musk
Daylesford Spa Country Railway Station
Line(s) Daylesford
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Tourist Station
History
Opened 17 March 1880
1990 (re-opened)
Closed 3 July 1978
Location
116.2 km (72.2 mi) from Flinders Street

Musk railway station is a railway station at the locality of Musk, in central Victoria, Australia. It was opened in September 1881 under the name of Musk Creek, and its name was shortened to Musk in 1905. The line closed on Monday, 3 July 1978.[1]

By 1969, the platform was 46.5m in length, with a weighbridge provided. By 1975, the station was working under no-one-in-charge conditions.[2]

Re-opening

During the mid to late 1980s, 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. The section of line between Musk and Bullarto was reopened on 17 March 1997.

Musk Station consists of little more than a small platform and a tin shed, and is stopped at by most tourist services operated by the Daylesford Spa Country Railway.

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.
Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Bullarto   Daylesford Spa Country Railway   Daylesford
Entire line

Coordinates: 37°22′22″S 144°11′34″E / 37.3727°S 144.1929°E / -37.3727; 144.1929


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