Carlsruhe railway station, Victoria

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Station information
Carlsruhe

Lines	Echuca Swan Hill
Distance from Flinders St	85.23 km
Number of Platforms	2
Number of Tracks	2
Station Status	Closed
Station opened	1862
Station closed	1982

Carlsruhe is a closed station located in the town of Carlsruhe on the Melbourne - Bendigo railway, Victoria, Australia.

[edit] History

The station was opened in 1862, and became a junction in 1880 when the first section of the line to Daylesford was opened. The Daylesford line was closed in 1978 and staff withdrawn. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on October 4, 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers. The signal box was abolished in 1980 and the station closed in 1982.

The junction to the Daylesford line was at the Melbourne end of the station, and three platforms were provided (two for the main line, one for the branch) in addition to a dock platform.

[edit] References

Victorian Station Histories: Carlsruhe. www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
Carlshrue signal diagram: 1919. www.victorianrailways.net. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail: page 319. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).