Boolarra | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Mirboo North | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1885 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1974 | |||||||||||||||
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Boolarra is a closed station located in the town of Boolarra, on the Mirboo North railway line railway line in Victoria, Australia. A rail trail now follows where it used to be
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