Porepunkah railway station
Porepunkah railway station was located on the Bright line serving the town of Porepunkah in Victoria. It opened on 17 October 1890 and closed on 30 November 1983.[1]
Porepunkah | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Station Street, Porepunkah Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°42′S 146°55′E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 281 metres | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Victorian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Victorian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bright | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 309.90 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 17 October 1890 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 30 November 1983 | |||||||||||||||
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Porepunkah station was the location where the Manfield family transported tourists who were staying with them on their trips to Mount Buffalo Chalet.[2] It is now part of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail.
References
- Porepunkah Vicsig
- Harper, Melissa (2007). "2: The arrival of the tourist walker". The ways of the bushwalker: On foot in Australia. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. pp. 22–31. ISBN 978-0-86840-968-9.
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