Porepunkah railway station
Porepunkah | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Station Street, Porepunkah Australia |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 36°42′S 146°55′E / 36.700°S 146.917°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 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 October 1890 |
| Closed | 30 November 1983 |
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 station was the location where the Manfield family transported tourists who were staying with them on their trips to Mount Buffalo.[2] It is now part of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail.
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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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