Stratford railway station, Victoria
Railway station in Victoria, Australia
| Preceding station |  V/Line | Following station | ||
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| Sale towards Southern Cross | Gippsland line | Bairnsdale Terminus | ||
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Sale | Orbost line | Munro | ||
| Powerscourt | Maffra line | Terminus | ||
| List of closed railway stations in Victoria | ||||
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  Stratford Location within Victoria |
Stratford railway station is located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Stratford, and opened on 8 November 1887.[1]
History
When Stratford opened, it was a temporary terminus of the line from Stratford Junction, a few kilometres to the west. On 8 May 1888, the line was extended to Bairnsdale.[1]
Major signalling changes occurred at the station in 1986, including the abolition of the electric staff sections Sale - Stratford Junction, and Stratford Junction - Stratford, which was replaced by the electric staff section Sale - Stratford,[2] with an intermediate electric staff instrument provided at Stratford Junction.[2] All signals and interlocking at Stratford Junction were also abolished during that time.[2]
Under the Kennett government, V/Line passenger services to Stratford were suspended in August 1993. The passenger service was restored on 3 May 2004.[3]
As part of the Regional Rail Revival project to upgrade the Gippsland line, a new railway bridge was built over the Avon River, south of the station.[4] It replaced the previous bridge, dating from 1888,[5] on which train speeds had been restricted to 10 km/h for safety reasons.[6] The new bridge was opened in December 2020.[4][6]
Until their closure, Munro, Fernbank, Lindenow and Hillside stations were located between Stratford and Bairnsdale stations.
Platforms and services
Stratford has one platform and is served by V/Line Bairnsdale line trains.[7]
Platform 1:
- Gippsland line services to Bairnsdale and Southern Cross
Gallery
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Former V/Line platform signage, September 2008 -
Station building and entrance, February 2015 -
Station entrance signage, January 2021 -
Station building and entrance, April 2021 -
Platform signage, April 2021 -
Southern Cross bound VLocity train, April 2021
References
- ^ a b Stratford Vicsig
- ^ a b c "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division): 91. March 1987. ISSN 0310-7477.
- ^ "Public welcomes trains back on track". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 May 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Avon River bridge". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Historic Railway Bridge c 1888 - 33 McMillan St, Stratford, Gippsland, VIC". PoI Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Early completion for Avon River rail bridge". Department of Transport. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ Bairnsdale - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Stratford railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Victorian Railway Stations Gallery
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