Alberton railway station, Victoria
Former railway station in Victoria, Australia
Alberton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | South Gippsland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | closed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1892; 132 years ago (1892) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 6 June 1981; 43 years ago (1981-06-06) (Station) 1987; 37 years ago (1987) (Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alberton was a railway station on the South Gippsland line, which originally terminated at Port Albert in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened on 13 January 1892,[1] and closed on 6 June 1981. Alberton was the junction for the extension of the South Gippsland line to Woodside in the early 1920s. The line between Alberton and Port Albert closed in the 1940s.
References
- ^ 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
38°36′33″S 146°39′57″E / 38.6093°S 146.6658°E / -38.6093; 146.6658
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