Bandiana | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 36°08′56″S146°56′08″E / 36.1490°S 146.9356°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cudgewa | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 September 1889 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1 March 1981 | |||||||||||||||
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Bandiana was a closed station located in the town of Bandiana, on the Cudgewa railway line in Victoria, Australia. Today there is nothing left of the station.
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