Merton railway station

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Merton
General information
Line(s) Mansfield
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened10 November 1890
Closed8 November 1978
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Kanumbra   Mansfield line  Woodfield
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Merton is a railway station in Merton, Victoria, Victoria, Australia. In 1974, it became a no-one-in-charge station. [1] More recently, it was refurbished as a museum.

The stock yards, platforms, goods shed and gate keeper's cottage were constructed between October 1890 and April 1891. The last passenger train ran through Merton on 28 May 1977, and the last goods train in February 1978.

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References

  1. "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1974. p. 115.

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