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Encyclopedia > Fielder railway station, Melbourne
FIELDER STATION
Station Information
Distance from Flinders St 61km
Line Puffing Billy (Gembrook)
Number of Platforms 1
Number of Tracks 1
Station Status Unstaffed
Melway map of station Link

Fielder Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway. Image File history File links Puffing_Billy. ... Image File history File links Fielder1. ... Flinders Street Stations main entrance and dome. ... One of the Puffing Billy steam locomotives. ... Melway (usually The Melways) is the most ubiquitous street directory for Melbourne, Australia, and its immediate surrounds. ... One of the Puffing Billy steam locomotives. ...


It opened on October 24, 1904, as part of the Gembrook railway line. It was originally an unnamed platform, with timetables noting a station at 38 miles. On February 5, 1928, it was named Fielder, after a local family. It consisted of only a small metal shelter shed and a name board. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


When the Gembrook line was officially closed on April 30, 1954, the site fell into disrepair, and by the 1990s, little trace of Fielder remained. However, by that time, efforts were being made to extend the tourist railway from Lakeside through to Gembrook, which would complete the entire length of the original line. In 1997, the descendants of the Fielder family rebuilt the platform in preparation for the extension of the line. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


At present, trains do not normally stop at Fielder.

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