Rocklyn railway station

Rocklyn was a railway station on the Ballarat to Daylesford railway line in Victoria, Australia.[1]

Rocklyn railway station
Location	Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°25′27″S 144°02′34″E
Line(s)	Ballarat to Daylesford railway line
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	1887
Closed	1953
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Newlyn   Ballarat to Daylesford railway line   Wombat   List of closed railway stations in Victoria

On Boxing Day in 1914 the station was subject to a "sensational shooting incident" wherein a group of three young men, who had been shooting at a church bell and grown bored of the target, opened fire on a passing train, and very nearly killed the guard.[2]

References

1. "North Creswick Daylesford Line". Vicsig.
2. "Ballarat and District". The Argus. 22 February 1915.