Yackandandah | ||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 36°18′32″S146°50′34″E / 36.3090°S 146.8427°E Coordinates: 36°18′32″S146°50′34″E / 36.3090°S 146.8427°E | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Yackandandah | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 23 July 1891 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 2 July 1954 | |||||||||||||||
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Yackandandah railway station is the closed terminus station of the closed Yackandandah line located in the northeastern Victorian town of Yackandandah. The station has been completely demolished but the former station site at Yackandandah has been used as a Council depot. Remains of the former platforms can still be made out.
The City of Wodonga is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 433 square kilometres (167 sq mi) and in June 2018, had a population of 41,429.
The Shire of Indigo, a local government area (LGA) in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, lies in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 16,490.
Yackandandah is a small tourist town in northeast Victoria, Australia. It is near the regional cities of Wodonga and Albury, and is close to the tourist town of Beechworth. At the 2021 census, Yackandandah had a population of 2,008.
An abandoned railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur – a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the station may be closed due to the failure of economic activity such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises – examples of this include opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to cope with high passenger numbers.
Allans Flat is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located along Osbornes Flat Road, north-east of Yackandandah. The areas around the town were mined for gold between the 1850s and 1904 though without sufficient population for a Post Office until 26 October 1876.
The electoral district of Benambra is one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 10,037 square kilometres (3,875 sq mi) in north-eastern Victoria. The largest settlement is the city of Wodonga. Benambra also includes the towns of Baranduda, Barnawartha, Beechworth, Chiltern, Corryong, Eskdale, Kiewa, Mitta Mitta, Mount Beauty, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Tangambalanga, Tawonga, Wahgunyah, and Yackandandah. It lies in the Northern Victoria Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.
Ron Elisha is an Israeli-born Australian playwright, writer and general practitioner.
Peter Norman Pinne is an Australian-born former television executive, writer and composer who has worked frequently in America and Great Britain.
The Thurgoona Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football and netball club playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League. The club is based in Thurgoona, New South Wales
The Shire of Yackandandah was a local government area about 290 kilometres (180 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,148.75 square kilometres (443.5 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.
The Murray to Mountains Rail Trail is a cycling and walking rail trail in northern Victoria, Australia. It extends from Wangaratta to Bright, with a side branch to Beechworth, following the route of the former Bright railway line. This side branch trail is planned to be extended from Beechworth to Yackandandah. AU$12m was budgeted by the Victoria State Government for this extension in May 2017. Unusually for a rail trail, it is sealed for virtually the entire distance of approximately 95 kilometres.
The Yackandandah railway line was a railway line in Victoria, Australia, constructed by the Victorian Railways. It was one of the earliest branch lines constructed in Victoria. The line served the major regional town of Beechworth, which had been active in campaigning for the main rail route into New South Wales to run via the town.
Everton is a closed station of the closed Bright line. Everton was the former junction station for the Yackandandah line. Only the platform remains at this station where a new shelter and toilets have been built as part of a rail trail project. A plaque and commemorative buffer stop have also been erected on the platform.
Beechworth railway station is a closed station on the closed Yackandandah line in Victoria (Australia). Although the tracks to Beechworth have been removed, the station building, platform and goods shed all remain in a good condition. The station building is used as a youth centre while the rail trail runs through the middle of the station grounds.
The Bright railway line was a railway line in Victoria, Australia constructed by the Victorian Railways as a branch from the previously constructed Yackandandah line to Beechworth, with the Bright line branching at Everton. The line followed the Ovens Valley opening as far as Myrtleford on 17 December 1883 being extended to Bright on 17 October 1890.
Rye Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 3.1 miles (5.0 km) southeast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire in what is now Odiorne Point State Park. It was closed in 1957.
Indigo FM is a non-profit, low-powered open narrowcast (L.P.O.N.) radio station transmitting in north east Victoria, Australia within the Indigo Shire. The broadcast sites include Beechworth (88.0FM), Yackandandah (88.0FM) and Kiewa-Tangambalanga (88.0FM). The format of Indigo FM is adult alternative, including a mix of blues, soul, Americana and contemporary music. Indigo FM has a strong emphasis on Australian independent artists and have around 40 volunteer presenters across their three sites. Indigo FM is run entirely by volunteers and commenced broadcasting in Beechworth in June, 2010. Yackandandah came on air in early October, 2010. Kiewa-Tangambalanga commenced broadcasting in late November 2018. A Chiltern site is due to commence transmission on 87.6FM in the first half of 2019. A Rutherglen site also operated from July, 2013 to October, 2016.
The Wodonga Saints Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club playing their home games at Martin Park in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia.