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Daylesford Spa Country Railway

Tourist attractions

Daylesford Railway Station, Off Raglan Street, Daylesford, VIC 3460
+61 3 5348 1759

Description

The Daylesford Spa Country Railway (which is operated by the Central Highlands Tourist Railway) is a volunteer-operated 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia.

It operates on a section of the closed and dismantled Daylesford line, and currently runs services between Daylesford and the hamlet of Bullarto.

History
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Current operations and extension plans

The railway operates every Sunday, with five return services to Bullarto and one to Musk on its regular time table. In 2017, the railway commenced operations on Wednesdays during the school holidays with three return services to Bullarto. On the first Saturday evening of each month, the railway operates the Silver Streak Food and Wine Train.The railway also runs the famous Daylesford Sunday Market within the station grounds, which has been an important part of the railway's activities since the early 1980s. In 2018 a new platform opened adjacent to the Passing Clouds winery at Musk, opening up new opportunities for passengers to enjoy the hospitality of the winery and travel there by vintage train. For many years, there have been plans to extend the line to Trentham. While these were on the back burner for some time, this is now in planning and is considered a priority project by Hepburn Shire Council. The project will see the reopening of the disused Lyonville and Trentham stations, and the construction of a new station at Wombat Forest. No date has been set for when the line will reopen.

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Details

Attractions: Railroad attractions

Location

Daylesford Railway Station, Off Raglan Street, Daylesford, VIC 3460

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Daylesford Spa Country Railway

Daylesford Spa Country Railway - Localista

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