Merton railway station
Merton is a railway station in Merton, Victoria, Victoria, Australia. In 1974, it became a no-one-in-charge station.[1] More recently, it was refurbished as a museum.
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| Line(s) | Mansfield | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 November 1890 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 8 November 1978 | |||||||||||||||
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The stock yards, platforms, goods shed and gate keeper's cottage were constructed between October 1890 and April 1891. The last passenger train ran through Merton on 28 May 1977, and the last goods train in Feb 1978.
References
- "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1974. p. 115.
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