Menzies Creek railway station
Menzies Creek | |||||||||||
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 Menzies Creek station and platform, January 2022. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′15″S 145°24′20″E / 37.92071°S 145.40560°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gembrook | ||||||||||
| Distance | 47.76 km (29.68 mi) from Flinders Street | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1900 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1954 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1962 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Aura | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Menzies Creek railway station, formerly known as Aura railway station, is located on the Puffing Billy Railway in the town of the same name.
History
[edit]It was opened with the line on 18 December 1900. It was named after an early settler John Menzies. On 5 December 1904 it was renamed Aura, after the estate of the Shire President.[1] The station reverted to its previous name on 4 July 1947.[2] Throughout this period, the Post Office kept the name of the town as Menzies Creek which it remains to this day.
When the station was operating under the Victorian Railways it had a loop siding, a standard portable station building, and a goods shed. As the original station building had long been demolished, a replacement building of reclaimed Victorian Railways' "portables" was built in the 1980s. In 1990 the station buildings was moved to its current position as an island platform during a construction exercise undertaken by combat engineers of the 7th Field Engineer Regiment (Australian Army Reserve).[3]
Platforms and layout
[edit]Menzies Creek has an island crossing platform with a track on each side, a loop siding and a siding into the Puffing Billy Narrow Gauge Museum.
Facilities
[edit]The station now is home to the Aura Tearooms, the Puffing Billy Narrow Gauge Museum, and a Signal bay containing a 14-lever interlocking frame.[4][5]
Gallery
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Station platform with "Menzies Creek" bench -
Trains cross at the station
References
[edit]- ^ "Photograph - Aura Station and train". Victorian Collections. Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Menzies Creek". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Puffing Billy Railway Station, Lakeside, Emerald". Royal Australian Engineers Association of Victoria Inc. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Puffing Billy Railway Opens Milestone Museum - Puffing Billy". puffingbilly.com.au. Puffing Billy Railway. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "VICSIG - Menzies Creek". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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