Tarrawingee railway station

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Tarrawingee
General information
Line(s) Bright
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened7 July 1875
Closed31 July 1977
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Londrigan   Bright line  Everton
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Tarrawingee railway station is a closed railway station of the closed Bright railway line in Victoria, Australia. The station closed to all traffic on 31 July 1977. [1]

A station sign board and shelter have been erected at Tarrawingee as part of the rail trail project, as a reminder of the former station.

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References

  1. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1977. p. 177.

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