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Whitfield railway station

Coordinates: 36°45′47″S 146°24′48″E / 36.76317°S 146.41347°E / -36.76317; 146.41347
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Whitfield
General information
Coordinates36°45′47″S 146°24′48″E / 36.76317°S 146.41347°E / -36.76317; 146.41347
Line(s)Whitfield
Platforms1
Tracks3
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1899
Closed1953
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pieper   Whitfield railway line   Terminus
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Whitfield Railway station was the terminus railway station for the Whitfield railway line. It was opened in 1899 and closed in 1953. It was the most distant narrow gauge railway station from Melbourne in Victoria.[1]

Infrastructure

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The station had a moderately long passenger platform, small goods yard, goods shed, ticket office and locomotive shed.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Whitfield". Victorian Government Narrow Gauge Railways. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021.