Glengarry railway station
Glengarry is a closed station located in the town of Glengarry, on the Maffra railway line railway line in Victoria, Australia.
Glengarry | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Maffra | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1986 | |||||||||||||||
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It opened in 1883 with the construction of the line from Traralgon to Heyfield and was 167 km from Southern Cross station.[1] The station was first named La Trobe but was renamed Glengarry shortly after opening.
A post office operated at the station from 1 January 1884. On 1 December 1884 the post office name was changed from La Trobe Railway Station Post office to Glengarry Post Office.[2]
The station building and platform have been restored as an art and craft shop.[3]
References
- VR History, "Traralgon" (PDF), Victorian Signalling Histories No 65, retrieved 8 December 2008
- Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions.
- Latrobe City, Media Release (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2008, retrieved 8 December 2008
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