Eastern Area railway line
Eastern Area Mine | |
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| Line(s) | Wonthaggi |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1910s |
| Closed | 1950s |
| Location | |
| Link | |
Eastern Area was a railway branch line built in the 1910s to service the State Coal Mine (Eastern Precinct) located in Wonthaggi. The Eastern Area Mine operated from 1919 to 1947[1] while this section of track operated until the 1950s.
The short section of line extended approximately 2 km beyond Wonthaggi Railway Station which was the terminus of the Wonthaggi Line.
This branch was closed at a time when the Victorian Railways was closing a number of other small branch lines and stations around Victoria.
References
| Closed station navigation | ||||
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| Wonthaggi line | ||||
| ← Previous station | Wonthaggi | | | Terminus | |
| Closed stations | ||||
Coordinates: 38°37′21″S 145°35′48″E / 38.6225°S 145.5966°E