Glengarry railway station
Glengarry | ||||||||||||||||
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 Glengarry railway station in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Maffra | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1986 | |||||||||||||||
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Glengarry is a closed station located in the town of Glengarry, on the Maffra railway line in Victoria, Australia.
History
[edit]Glengarry railway station opened in 1883 with the construction of the line from Traralgon to Heyfield and was 167 km from Southern Cross station.[1] The station was first named La Trobe but was renamed Glengarry shortly after opening.
A post office operated at the station from 1 January 1884. On 1 December 1884 the post office name was changed from La Trobe Railway Station Post office to Glengarry Post Office.[2] In 1887, there was an attempted robbery at the station, with burglars tampering with a safe and breaking into a shed.[3][4] In 1927, the amount of revenue derived from the station was £2227.[5]
The station building and platform have been restored as an art and craft shop.[6]
References
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- ^ VR History, "Traralgon" (PDF), Victorian Signalling Histories No 65, retrieved 8 December 2008
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions.
- ^ "Attempted burglary at the Glengarry railway station". Gippsland Times. 31 January 1887. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Attempted robbery at the Glengarry railway station". Traralgon Record. 1 February 1887. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Toongabbie Railway Station". Gippsland Times. 17 September 1928. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Latrobe City, Media Release (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2008, retrieved 8 December 2008
38°07′24″S 146°34′29″E / 38.12333°S 146.57472°E
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