Glengarry railway station

Glengarry
Station information
Line Maffra
Distance from Southern Cross 167.60 km
Number of platforms 1
Number of tracks 1
Station status Closed
Station opened 1883
Station closed 1986

Glengarry is a closed station located in the town of Glengarry, on the Maffra railway line railway line in Victoria, Australia.

It opened in 1883 with the construction of the line from Traralgon to Heyfield and was 167 km from Southern Cross station.[1] The station was first named La Trobe but was renamed Glengarry shortly after opening.

A post office operated at the station from 1 January 1884. On 1 December 1884 the post office name was changed from La Trobe Railway Station Post office to Glengarry Post Office.[2]

The station building and platform have been restored as an art and craft shop.[3]

References

  1. ^ VR History, Victorian Station Histories: Traralgon station Traralgon, http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Traralgon.pdf Victorian Station Histories: Traralgon station, retrieved 2008-12-08 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=. Retrieved 2011. 
  3. ^ Latrobe City, Media Release, http://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/webfiles/media/link/july04/link%20jul%2004%20-%20page%2021.pdf, retrieved 2008-12-08 
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