Wahgunyah railway station

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Wahgunyah
General information
Line(s) Wahgunyah
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened29 January 1897
Closed10 April 1978
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rutherglen   Wahgunyah line Terminus
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Wahgunyah is a closed station, located in the town of Wahgunyah, on the Wahgunyah railway line, in Victoria, Australia.

The station officially closed on 10 April 1978. [1]

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References

  1. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1978. p. 64.

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