Scout's Camp railway station

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Scout's Camp
General information
LocationFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Coordinates 34°03′05″S151°03′08″E / 34.051311°S 151.052089°E / -34.051311; 151.052089
Line(s) South Coast railway line, New South Wales
Other information
Website Scouts Camp
History
Opened1946
Closed1947

Scout's Camp railway station was a railway station on the South Coast railway line in New South Wales, Australia. [1] The station was opened to serve the NSW Boy Scouts Jamboree in 1946. The station opened in 1946 and closed the following year.

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References

  1. "Scouts Camp Platform". NSW rail net.