Tooradin Railway Station Precinct
Off Langtree Road and Tooradin Station Road TOORADIN, Casey City

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Statement of Significance
The former Tooradin Railway Station precinct, comprising the trestle bridge constructed c.1888, the remnants of the platforms and station buildings and associated mature trees, at Langtree Road in Tooradin.
How is it significant?
The former Tooradin Railway Station precinct is of local historic, aesthetic and scientific significance to the City of Casey.
Why is it significant?
Historically, it is significant for its associations with the construction of the South Eastern Railway, also known as the Great Southern Railway by the Victorian Railways from 1888-92. The opening of the station stimulated tourism and facilitated the delivery of produce from the fishing industry and surrounding farms. The timber trestle bridge is of particular significance as one of only two examples of structures that date from the original construction of the line. (AHC criteria A4, B2, D2 and H1)
Aesthetically, the surviving elements in the complex including the mature trees and the timber trestle bridge create an evocative cultural landscape that is an important local landmark. (AHC criterion E1)
Scientifically, it is of archaeological significance as it contains the ruins of the former station complex, which may provide important evidence about the early development of the station on this site. (AHC criterion C1)
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Tooradin Railway Station Precinct - Usage/Former Usage
Railway station
Tooradin Railway Station Precinct - Physical Description 1
The Tooradin Railway Station precinct is situated off Langtree Road, to the north of Tooradin township. The original station buildings have been removed and the following elements survive:
- Embankments, which indicate the site of former platforms along with evidence of building locations such as concrete slabs.
- Remnant exotic vegetation including a line of mature Monterey pines on an access track leading to it and Monterey pine specimens on the embankment itself. There are also patches of mirror bush, some box thorn and a walnut, all remnants of previous plantings.
- A small timber trestle railway bridge
The station is in the middle of level pasture, with some farm houses nearby.Tooradin Railway Station Precinct - Physical Conditions
Ruins
Tooradin Railway Station Precinct - Intactness
Trestle bridge - Good. Other elements - ruinous
Tooradin Railway Station Precinct - Historical Australian Themes
Transport & Communications; Railways
Heritage Study and Grading
Casey - Casey Heritage Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2004
Grading: LocalCasey - City of Casey Heritage Study: Cranbourne, Knox
Author: Graeme Butler & Associate
Year: 1998
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Tooradin Railway Station PrecinctCasey City
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