Stratford railway station, 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]

Stratford
PTV regional rail station
Station building
Location	Dixon Street Stratford, Victoria 3862 Australia
Coordinates	37°58′02″S 147°04′53″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Gippsland line
Distance	222.11 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Train operators	V/Line
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	SFD
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 November 1887 (1887-11-08)
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Sale towards Southern Cross Bairnsdale line Bairnsdale Terminus
Closed station navigation Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Maffra   Maffra line   Terminus

Until their demolition, Munro, Fernbank, Lindenow and Hillside stations were located between Stratford and Bairnsdale stations.

Major signalling changes occurred in 1986, including the abolishing of the electric staff sections Sale - Stratford Junction, and Stratford Junction - Stratford, and replaced with 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, located towards Melbourne, were also abolished during this time.[2]

Platforms & services

Stratford has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Bairnsdale line services.[3]

Platform 1:

• Gippsland line: services to Bairnsdale & Southern Cross

References

1. Stratford Vicsig
2. Works. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). March 1987. p. 91. ISSN 0310-7477.
3. Bairnsdale - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Media related to Stratford railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Victorian Railway Stations Gallery
• Melway map