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Railway Station & Goods Shed

Location Trentham Road,, KYNETON VIC 3444 - Property No B3847 File Number B3847 Level Local

[1/2] B3847 Kyneton Railway Station [2/2] B3847 Kyneton Railway Station

Statement of Significance

The Kyneton Station was erected in 1862 and added to in 1863 and again during the 1880s. The buildings on each platform are built in bluestone as is the lamp room with water tank above and the large goods shed immediately behind the northbound platform buildings.
The buildings are simple and precisely detailed and feature rusticated stonework with finely tooled windows and door surrounds. Their classical severity is complemented by a symmetrical plan and the alternate single and double storey elevations provide great interest to the whole group. The goods shed is slightly curved and includes decorative voussoirs to the door openings. Kyneton is the largest and most important complex of bluestone building to have been erected for the Victorian Railways and was a logical development from the standard station plan provided at such locations as Carlsruhe and Taradale.
Classified: 07/05/1981
See alsoB5323, Melbourne to Echuca Railway Line.