Mangalore railway station, Victoria

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Mangalore
Looking north towards the junction of the two lines and the former station
Looking north towards the junction of the two lines and the former station
Station information
Lines Albury
Shepparton
Distance from Flinders St 109.34 km
Number of Platforms 2
Number of Tracks 2
Station Status Closed

Mangalore is a closed station located in the town of Mangalore, at the junction of the North East and Goulburn Valley railway lines in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on October 4, 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[1] The former station building was moved from the site, and currently sits in a yard on the way into nearby Avenel.

The station was located on a triangular shape wedged between the two lines, and was once the end of the double track from Melbourne. The signal box at the station was closed in 1989 when the junction of the North East and Goulburn Valley lines was moved to Seymour, and the two lines worked as independently.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail: page 319. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). 
  2. ^ Victorian Station Histories: Seymour. www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
Looking south from the station site
Looking south from the station site
Station Navigation
Albury, Shepparton lines
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