Cowwarr railway station

Cowwarr is a closed station located in the town of Cowwarr, on the Maffra railway line in Victoria, Australia.

Cowwarr
Site of the former Cowwarr railway station in 2017
General information
Line(s)Maffra
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1883
Closed1986
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Toongabbie   Maffra line   Dawson
List of closed railway stations in Victoria

History

The station opened in 1883 with the construction of the line from Traralgon to Heyfield and was 184 km from Southern Cross.[1]

A telegraph office operated at the station from around 1910 to 1916.[2] In 1915, there was a derailment that occurred at the station.[3] In 1927, the amount of revenue derived from the station was £3984.[4] The station closed in 1986.

References
  1. VR History, Traralgon (PDF), retrieved 8 December 2008
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. "Railway Engine and Truck Derailed". Bairnsdale Advertiser and Tambo and Omeo Chronicle. 2 June 1915. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. "Toongabbie Railway Station". Gippsland Times. 17 September 1928. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

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