Carlsruhe railway station

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

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 The Daylesford line was closed in 1978 and staff withdrawn.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 then Victorian Railways decided to demolish the station building as its proximity to a level crossing on the Up (Melbourne) end of the platform meant that the building obscured visibility from the crossing to up trains which passed through at high speed. An approach to the then Minister of Transport, Mr Rob McLellan in 1980 by an amateur rail historian, Phil Tagell, convinced him that the relocation of the crossing further South would improve its visibility for motorists wishing to use it and thus allow the building to be saved from demolition. The surviving station building is now used as a private residence.

Junction

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 an island platform.

References

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