Wandin railway station

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Wandin
General information
Line(s) Warburton
Platforms1
Tracks3
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened13 November 1901
Closed1 August 1965
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Mount Evelyn   Warburton line  Seville
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Wandin was a railway station on the Warburton line in Melbourne, Australia. The station operated until the line closed in 1965. All that remains of this station is a well-preserved retaining wall for the station platform.

The station served the village of Wandin.

37°46′38″S145°25′40″E / 37.77722°S 145.42778°E / -37.77722; 145.42778


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