Porepunkah railway station

Porepunkah
General information
Location	Station Street, Porepunkah Australia
Coordinates	36°42′S146°55′E / 36.700°S 146.917°E / -36.700; 146.917
Elevation	281 metres
Owned by	Victorian Railways
Operated by	Victorian Railways
Line	Bright
Distance	309.90 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
History
Opened	17 October 1890
Closed	30 November 1983
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Eurobin   Bright line   Bright   List of closed railway stations in Victoria
Location

Porepunkah railway station was located on the Bright line serving the town of Porepunkah in Victoria. It opened on 17 October 1890 and closed on 30 November 1983. ^[1]

Porepunkah station was the location where the Manfield family transported tourists who were staying with them on their trips to Mount Buffalo Chalet. ^[2] It is now part of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail.

References

1. Porepunkah Vicsig
2. Harper, Melissa (2007). "2: The arrival of the tourist walker". The ways of the bushwalker: On foot in Australia. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. pp. 22–31. ISBN   978-0-86840-968-9.