Lakeside railway station, Melbourne

Lakeside railway station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Melbourne, Australia. It was opened in 1944 to serve Emerald Lake Park, a popular picnic and recreation reserve created during World War II. The station originally consisted of a short single-face platform on the up side of the line, approximately on the site of the current locomotive water tanks. It had a name board and a red flag for intending passengers to signal to the train crew, but no shelter.

Lakeside
Puffing Billy Railway station
Down end of the station
General information
Coordinates	37°55′48″S 145°27′34″E
Line(s)	Gembrook
Distance	55.12 km (34.25 mi) from Flinders Street
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	1944
Closed	1954
Rebuilt	1975
Services
Preceding station Puffing Billy Railway Following station Nobelius towards Belgrave Gembrook line Wright towards Gembrook

Lakeside today is a staff station, with a passing loop, island platform and waiting shelters. A booking office and refreshment room is across the track on what was the post-reopening single-face platform. There is also a second loop siding beyond the former park access road for the single-face third platform which services the Visitor Centre. A short, dead-end spur extends past the down end of this loop siding.

Of interest is a working wig-wag level crossing warning signal, which operates at the former park access road between the platform and storage siding. It is believed to be the only regularly operating wig-wag signal in Victoria.

Australia's biggest model railway, the Emerald Lake Model Railway, is located near the station.[1]

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  A view of the platform