Tallygaroopna railway station

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Tallygaroopna
Tallygaroopna station overview.jpg
Looking south, grain silos and removed siding. Platform was to the right
General information
Line(s) Goulburn Valley
Platforms0
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1881
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Congupna   Goulburn Valley line  Wunghnu
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Tallygaroopna is a closed railway station on the Goulburn Valley line, in the township of Tallygaroopna, Victoria, Australia. The station opened at the same time as the railway line from Shepparton to Numurkah on 1 September 1881. [1] The passenger platform was shortened in length from 107.3m to 101.2m in 1973. [2] The siding to the grain silos was lifted at an unknown date.

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References

  1. Bob Whitehead (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary.
  2. "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.

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