Lindenow railway station

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Lindenow
General information
Line(s) Bairnsdale
Platforms2
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1888
Closed4 October 1981
Services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Fernbank Bairnsdale line Hillside
towards Bairnsdale
List of closed railway stations in Victoria

Lindenow is a closed station located in the town of Lindenow South, on the Bairnsdale railway line railway line in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers. [1] A disused passenger platform was located at the station but was removed in mid 2015, while the goods siding and cattle yards had been removed in the early 1980s. Can no longer be considered a station at all.

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References

  1. Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.

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