Menzies Creek railway station
Menzies Creek railway station was opened with the line on 18 December 1900. It was named after an early settler John Menzies. On 5 December 1904 it was renamed Aura, after the estate of the Shire President. The station reverted to its previous name on 4 July 1947. Throughout this period, the Post Office kept the name of the town as Menzies Creek which it remains to this day.
Menzies Creek | |||||||||||
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 Trains cross at the station | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.92071°S 145.40560°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gembrook | ||||||||||
| Distance | 47.76 km (29.68 mi) from Flinders Street | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1900 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1954 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1962 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Aura | ||||||||||
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When the station was operating under the Victorian Railways it had a loop siding, a standard portable station building, and a goods shed. In 1990 the station buildings was moved to its current position as an island platform during a construction exercise undertaken by combat engineers of the 7th Field Engineer Regiment (Australian Army Reserve).
These days, Menzies Creek has an island crossing platform with a track on each side, a loop siding and also a siding into the museum. The station now is home to the "Aura Tearooms", the Puffing Billy Narrow Gauge Museum, and also boasts a Signal bay containing a 14-lever interlocking frame.
