Tarwin railway station
Tarwin was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s, and operated until its closure on 31 July 1976.[1] Prior to its closure, in 1974, it began operating under no-one-in-charge conditions.[2]
Tarwin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | South Gippsland | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 (2 till 1970s) | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1892 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 31 July 1976 (Line 1992) | |||||||||||||||
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All that remains of the station is the platform mound, and a trestle bridge on the down end of the station site, which is now part of the Great Southern Rail Trail.
References
- "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1976. p. 206.
- "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1974. p. 115.
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