Bright railway station

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Bright
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Station front in April 2012
General information
LocationRailway Avenue, Bright
Australia
Coordinates 36°43′48.91″S146°57′23.77″E / 36.7302528°S 146.9566028°E / -36.7302528; 146.9566028
Elevation305 metres
Owned by Victorian Railways
Operated byVictorian Railways
Line(s) Bright
Distance315.61 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
History
Opened17 October 1890
Closed30 November 1983
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Porepunkah   Bright line  Terminus
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Bright railway station is the closed terminus station of the Bright line which served the town of Bright in Victoria (Australia). It opened on 17 October 1890 and closed on 30 November 1983. [1]

The former terminus retains a large brick station building and a goods shed. The station platform is still intact with a number of items of Victorian Railways rolling stock sitting on a short section of track fenced in with the station. The station building and grounds are maintained as a local museum. [2] It is now part of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail.

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References

  1. Bright Vicsig
  2. Home Bright Museum