Tarwin | ||||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | South Gippsland | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 (2 till 1970s) | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1892 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 31 July 1976 (Line 1992) | |||||||||||||||
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Tarwin 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. [1] Prior to its closure, in 1974, it began operating under no-one-in-charge conditions. [2]
All that remains of the station is the platform mound, and a trestle bridge on the down end of the station site, which is now part of the Great Southern Rail Trail.
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Coordinates: 38°34′38″S145°59′00″E / 38.5772°S 145.9834°E