Port Albert | ||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | South Gippsland | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Demolished | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 13 January 1892 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 14 February 1949 (last regular service) | |||||||||||||||
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Port Albert was the original terminus station on the South Gippsland railway line, the railway opening to that station on 13 January 1892. [1]
Early survey documents regard the station site as "Palmerston" station ground. [2]
The last advertised trolley service ran on 14 February 1949. [3]
The South Gippsland Railway was a tourist railway located in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It controlled a section of the former South Gippsland railway line between Nyora and Leongatha, and operated services from Leongatha to Nyora, via Korumburra, the journey taking about 65 minutes.
Koo Wee Rup was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station operated until the closure of the line between Cranbourne Station and Leongatha Station in July 1993. The station remains partly intact with the platform and goods shed intact, however the track one kilometre on each side of the station platform has been dismantled, and replaced by a concrete pathway for bicycles and recreational use. Koo Wee Rup was also the junction of the branch line to Strzelecki. The establishment of the pathway has effectively removed any likelihood that the railway will be rehabilitated. It can also be seen as being the start of a rail trail on the railway reserve, stretching back to Cranbourne, which will block future rail transport options for people in Cranbourne East, Clyde, and surrounding areas.
Nyora is a railway station on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
Korumburra is a heritage listed railway station on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Passenger operations on the line ceased beyond Cranbourne station in July 1993. The station was part of the South Gippsland tourist railway between 1994 and 2015 but is no longer in use.
Leongatha is a railway station in the town of Leongatha, Victoria on the former South Gippsland railway line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
Meeniyan was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and operated until 1992 when the line to Barry Beach servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait was closed. The line was dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Stony Creek was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and operated until the 1970s. The line was closed in 1991 and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Buffalo was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and operated until 1981 when the line to Barry Beach servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait was closed. The line was then dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail. All that remains at Buffalo is a Pivot Shed, platform mound and a buffer stop. The line to Barry Beach was later dismantled in 1994 and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail, to Foster.
Boys was a station on the South Gippsland railway line in Victoria, and opened with the South Gippsland line in 1892. It was one of the first on the line to be closed, which occurred in the early 1960s. The name of station was derived from "Boys Road", which crossed the line at that point.
Fish Creek was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and operated until 1992 when the line to Barry Beach servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait was closed. The line was then dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail. Fish Creek contained a rather extensive goods yard, all of which now has been demolished. The remaining platform is still in good condition.
Hoddle was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and was one of the first to close on the South Gippsland line, closing in the 1960s.
Foster was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station was opened during the 1890s operated until 1992 when the line to Barry Beach servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait was closed. The line was dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Bennison was a railway station on the South Gippsland line, in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s, and was closed to all traffic on 1 August 1973, at a time when many other stations and lines were closing around Victoria. The line was closed in 1991, at the same time as the line to Barry Beach, servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait, was closed. The line was then dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Toora was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened in the 1890s and operated until the line was closed in 1991, at the same time the line to Barry Beach servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait was closed. The line was dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Hedley was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s, and operated until its closure on 31 July 1976.
Gelliondale was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and operated until the 1970s.
Alberton was a railway station on the South Gippsland line, which originally terminated at Port Albert in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened on 13 January 1892, and closed on 6 June 1981. Alberton was the junction for the extension of the South Gippsland line to Woodside in the early 1920s. The line between Alberton and Port Albert closed in the 1940s.
Yarram was a railway station on the Woodside railway line. The railway opened to Yarram on 8 February 1921. After the 1940s it was the only station on the Woodside line to remain open, effectively making it the terminus station of the South Gippsland line. It closed during the late 1980s, along with Alberton and Welshpool stations.
The electoral district of Gippsland South is a Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. It is located within the Eastern Victoria Region of the Legislative Council.