Koetong railway station

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Koetong
General information
Line(s) Cudgewa
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened13 June 1916
Closed30 April 1976
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Darbyshire   Cudgewa line  Shelley
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Koetong was a closed station located in the town of Koetong, on the Cudgewa railway line in Victoria, Australia. Today there is nothing left of the station.

The passenger platform was shortened from 33.5m to 15m in 1976, [1] before closing altogether on 30 April of the same year. [2]

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References

  1. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1976. p. 92.
  2. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1976. p. 154.

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