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Foster |
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Station information |
Line |
South Gippsland |
Distance from Flinders St |
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Number of platforms |
1 |
Number of tracks |
1 |
Station status |
Closed |
Station opened |
1892 |
Station closed |
1991 |
Foster was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s operated untill 1991 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. Foster contained a large goods yard, and the platform is still in good condition.