Fernbank railway station
Fernbank is a closed station in the town of Fernbank, on the Bairnsdale railway line railway line, in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[1]
Fernbank | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Bairnsdale | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1888 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1981 | |||||||||||||||
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It was disestablished as a Staff station on 1 December 1986, with the crossing loop spiked out of service.[2] The crossing loop remains, along with a disused goods platform.
References
- Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 89.
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