Yarram | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Yarram railway station goods shed, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Woodside | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1921 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 6 June 1981, Station (Line 1987) | |||||||||||||||
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Yarram was a railway station on the Woodside railway line in the Australian state of Victoria. The railway opened to the town of Yarram on 8 February 1921. [1] After the 1940s it was the only station on the Woodside line to remain open, effectively making it the terminus station of the South Gippsland line. It closed during the late 1980s, along with Alberton and Welshpool stations.
The station closed to passenger service, when the new V/Line deal came in 1981. Steamrail Victoria ran the last rail enthusiasts train trip to Yarram on Saturday 24 October 1987, hauled by a Victorian Railways K Class locomotive (K153) with seven wooden carriages. The line was closed on Monday 26 October, which saw the local freight services cease between Welshpool and Yarram, six years after passenger services were cut. The line limit was to Welshpool after 1987. The track from Barry Beach Junction to Yarram was removed a few years before the track was removed from Leongatha to Welshpool and Agnes (Barry Beach Junction) to Barry Beach in 1994.
After several years of disuse, Yarram Station's goods shed was converted into a youth centre to re-engage young people with education and community. This youth centre ceased operation after several successful years of catering to the needs of the youth of the district. Currently only a small section of the goods shed remains; it has been converted into a covered area with tables for picnickers to use. This is the only remaining building of the once thriving Yarram Station. The land where the rail line ran between the site of Yarram Railway Station and the neighbouring township of Alberton is now the Tarra Rail Trail walking trail, which consists of a man made wetlands, outdoor exercise equipment, a skatepark and approximately 7 km of walking track.
The township of Yarram is in Victoria, Australia, in the Shire of Wellington, located in the southeast of Gippsland. At the 2016 census, the population of the town was 2,135. The town is the regional centre of a prosperous farming district. It has a vibrant community, which remains dedicated to a strong sporting culture. The town also has a strong tourism industry, with Tarra Bulga National Park, Port Albert, Ninety Mile Beach and Agnes Falls all being within a 30-minute commute from Yarram. The town is located about one and a half hours from Wilsons Promontory. Nearby towns include Welshpool, Alberton and Foster.
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The Great Southern Rail Trail is a 136-kilometre rail trail from Nyora to Yarram in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Sections of the trail are flat or gently undulating trail through lush dairy farmland, areas of remnant bush and lowland scrub. There is a big climb on the section between Loch and Leongatha. The section between Fish Creek and Foster climbs past Mount Hoddle and goes through dense forest with occasional magnificent views of Wilsons Promontory and Corner Inlet.
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The South Gippsland Railway was a tourist railway located in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It controlled a section of the former South Gippsland railway line between Nyora and Leongatha, and operated services from Leongatha to Nyora, via Korumburra, the journey taking about 65 minutes.
The Woodside railway line was a country branch line, in Victoria, Australia. It opened in three stages from 1921 to 1923. Most of the line was closed in 1953, with the remaining section to Yarram continuing in use until 1987.
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Buffalo was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and operated until 1981 when the line to Barry Beach servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait was closed. The line was then dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail. All that remains at Buffalo is a Pivot Shed, platform mound and a buffer stop. The line to Barry Beach was later dismantled in 1994 and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail, to Foster.
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