Port Albert railway station
Port Albert was the original terminus station on the South Gippsland railway line, the railway opening to that station on 13 January 1892.[1]
Port Albert | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | South Gippsland | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 January 1892 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 14 February 1949 (last regular service) | |||||||||||||||
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Early survey documents regard the station site as "Palmerston" station ground.[2]
The last advertised trolley service ran on 14 February 1949. [3]
References
- Built for the Gippsland Gold rush and cattle trading, The line branched off the Yarram/Woodside line (which forked off from the Wonthaggi line at Nyora) at Alberton and travelled a short distance to Port Albert. McLean, Jack, "Some Notes on South Gippsland Passenger Services 1921-1923", Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, no. June/July 1990, pp. 141–147, 167–168
- Victorian Railways - Original Plan & Section Book c. 1888
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247730979
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