The Ballarat–Daylesford railway line was a line constructed by the Victorian Railways, branching from
North Creswick railway station
North Creswick railway station was a small junction station on the Mildura railway line where the Ballarat to Daylesford railway line
The Ballarat–Daylesford railway line was a line constructed by the Victorian Railways, branching from N ...
, near
Ballarat, on the
Mildura railway line
The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. ...
, extending northeast to
Daylesford where it connected to the
Daylesford railway line The name Daylesford is borne by a number of settlements:
*Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
* Daylesford, Saskatchewan, in Rural Municipality of Lake Lenore No. 399, Canada
*Daylesford, Gloucestershire, England
*Daylesford, Pennsylvania, United Stat ...
.
The line was opened from North Creswick to Rocky Lead (later Rocklyn) in January 1887, and from Rocky Lead to Daylesford in June 1887. It was closed in sections: from Newlyn to Daylesford in 1953, from Allendale to Newlyn in 1976, and from North Creswick to Allendale in 1986.
References
External links
North Creswick to Daylesford Grades book
{{Victorian Railway Lines, Main
Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (Australia)