Launching Place was a railway station on the Warburton line in Victoria, Australia, which served the local town of the same name. It opened and closed with the line. All that remains of the station are the concrete posts of the platform wall. There is a station name sign on the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail at the station site.
Launching Place | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Name board on Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail at station site | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′34″S 145°35′16″E / 37.77617°S 145.58771°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Warburton | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 13 November 1901 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1 August 1965 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
External links
edit- Launching Place station shortly after closing, 26 November 1964.
- Walker diesel rail car at Launching Place station, 1964.
 | This Melbourne rail-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This article about a railway station in Victoria (state) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |