Stratford is a railway station on the
Bairnsdale railway lineThe Orbost railway line is a railway serving the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland regions of Victoria, Australia...
in
StratfordStratford is a town on the Avon River in Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne on the Princes Highway in Shire of Wellington. At the 2006 census, Stratford had a population of 1950. The town services the local regional community and travellers on the Princes Highway. Stratford's principal...
,
VictoriaVictoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is 222km from
Southern Cross stationSouthern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
. Stratford is the only station between
SaleSale is a city in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. It is the seat of the Shire of Wellington as well as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale and the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. It has a population of around 13,336, and is expected to reach a population of 14,000 soon...
and
BairnsdaleBairnsdale is a small city in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. With a population at the 2006 census of 11,282, it is a major regional centre of eastern Victoria along with Traralgon and Sale....
which has an intermediate stop. The station is located on McFarlane Street.
Platforms and services
Platform 1:
- Gippsland line - intercity services to Southern Cross
- Gippsland line - intercity services to Bairnsdale
MunroMunro is a closed station located in the town of Munro, on the Bairnsdale railway line railway line in Victoria, Australia. It was 233 km from Southern Cross station....
, FernbankFernbank is a closed station located in the town of Fernbank, on the Bairnsdale railway line railway line in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers. A disused crossing loop and goods...
, LindenowLindenow is a closed station located in the town of Lindenow South, on the Bairnsdale railway line railway line in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers...
and HillsideHillside is a closed station located in the town of Hillside, on the Bairnsdale railway line in Victoria, Australia. It was 262 km from Southern Cross station. Although the station has been demolished, a siding is located at the station, which was last used by Freight Australia for log trains...
stations are demolished and were located between Stratford and Bairnsdale stations.
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