Charlton railway station, Victoria

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Charlton
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The station c.1910, with three tracks running between passenger and goods shed platforms
General information
Line(s) Kulwin
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Korong Vale   Kulwin line  Wycheproof
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Charlton [1] is a closed railway station on the Kulwin railway line, located in the town of Charlton, Victoria, Australia. The platform remains intact although it is unused, with freight trains passing through on the way to Sea Lake and other destinations north.

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References

  1. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 284.

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