Thomson railway station

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Thomson
Walhalla Goldfields Railway station
Walhalla Goldfields Railway.jpg
General information
Location168.24 km (104.54 mi) from Flinders Street
Line(s) Walhalla Goldfields
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusTourist station
History
Opened3 May 1910
1995 (re-opened)
Closed1 April 1944

Thomson is a railway station on the Walhalla narrow gauge line in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located where the line crossed the Thomson River. The station was situated on the section of line closed in 1944.

Crossing the river, around 1910 Walhalla 1910 Railway.jpg
Crossing the river, around 1910

The station reopened in 1995, and is now the headquarters of the Walhalla Goldfields Railway. The platform and wooden station building had been reconstructed at Thomson for use by WGR tourist trains as the current terminus. The large bridge across the Thomson exists at the down end of the station, while two trestle bridges at the up end of the station have been dismantled in preparation for their restoration as part of a future extension of the railway to Erica.

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Platina   Walhalla Goldfields Railway   Happy Creek
Entire line

Coordinates: 37°57′36″S146°25′9″E / 37.96000°S 146.41917°E / -37.96000; 146.41917


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