Panmure railway station, Victoria

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Panmure
General information
Line(s) Warrnambool
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Closed4 October 1981
Former services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Terang Warrnambool line Allansford
towards Warrnambool
List of closed railway stations in Victoria

Panmure was a railway station in the town of Panmure, on the Warrnambool 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 for Country Passengers. [1]

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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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