Stratford railway station, Victoria
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Stratford, Victoria 3862
Shire of Wellington
Australia
Stratford | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Westbound view of the station building and platform, June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Dixon Street, Stratford, Victoria 3862 Shire of Wellington Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°58′02″S 147°04′53″E / 37.9671°S 147.0814°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| System | PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 222.11 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | SFD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 November 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 3 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Stratford railway station is a regional railway station on the Gippsland line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Stratford, in Victoria, Australia, and opened on 8 November 1887. It was closed in August 1993 and reopened on 3 May 2004.[1]
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 were 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 abolished at that time.[2]
Under the Kennett government, V/Line passenger services to Stratford were suspended in August 1993, when the line to Bairnsdale was closed. The passenger service was restored by the Backs government on 3 May 2004.[3] The platform was lengthened by 39 metres in 2024.[1]
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 bridge which dated 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]
| Stratford platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | ||
| 1 | Bairnsdale line | Southern Cross, Bairnsdale | ||
