Alberton railway station, Victoria

Alberton was a railway station on the South Gippsland line, which originally terminated at Port Albert in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened on 13 January 1892,[1] and closed on 6 June 1981. Alberton was the junction for the extension of the South Gippsland line to Woodside in the early 1920s. The line between Alberton and Port Albert closed in the 1940s.

Alberton
Line(s)South Gippsland
Platforms1
Tracks3
Other information
Statusclosed
History
Opened1892
Closed6 June 1981 (station) (Line closed 1987)
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gelliondale   South Gippsland line   Port Albert
Terminus   Woodside line   Yarram
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

References
  1. McLean, Jack, "Some Notes on South Gippsland Passenger Services 1921-1923", Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin (June/July 1990), pp. 141–147, 167–168

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