McDevitt railway station
McDevitt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Line(s) | Crowes |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Closed | 1961 |
McDevitt was a railway station and later stopping place near Colac, Victoria, Australia. It was located on the now dismantled Victorian Railways narrow gauge Crowes railway line. The first McDevitt station opened in 1904 and was 24 mile 55 chains (39.75 km) from Colac. The original station closed in 1930 and was replaced by a simple passenger shelter 6 chains (120 m) closer to Beech Forest.[1] It closed with the closure of the Colac to Beech Forest section of the line in 1962.
There are no remains today. A portion of the railway reservation is now part of the Old Beechy Rail Trail.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Edward A. Downs (1963). Speed limit 20 : the story of the narrow-gauge branch lines of the Victorian Railways. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 84.
- ^ "Old Beechy Rail Trail". Rail Trails Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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