Wonga Park home with 160-metre miniature railway sells for $1.375 million
A residential property in Wonga Park, Melbourne, featuring a unique 160-metre miniature railway, sold for A$1.375 million in December 2025. The home has seen significant capital appreciation since its previous sale in 2005, though the exact value contribution of the railway remains unclear.
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A home in Wonga Park, a suburb of Melbourne in Australia, has a feature that sets it apart from an ordinary family property: a miniature railway running through its garden, complete with an electric train, a tunnel and a timber trestle bridge. Located at 24 Dudley Road, the property sold for A$420,000 on January 20, 2005. Nearly 21 years later, it changed hands for A$1.375 million on December 6, 2025, according to Australia's primary digital property platform realestate.com.au. The difference between the two sale prices is A$955,000. The December 2025 price was more than three times the amount recorded in 2005.
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