Porepunkah railway station
Porepunkah | |
|---|---|
| Line(s) | Bright |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 October 1890 |
| Closed | 30 November 1983 |
Porepunkah railway station is a former railway station on the closed Bright railway line in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia.[1]
Porepunkah railway station was the location where the Manfield family transported tourists who were staying with them on their trips to Mount Buffalo.[2] Porepunkah is now part of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail.
References
- ↑ "Rail » Infrastructure » Locations » Porepunkah". Vicsig Railways site. VICSIG. 1997–2011. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ↑ Harper, Melissa (2007). "2: The arrival of the tourist walker". The ways of the bushwalker: On foot in Australia. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. pp. 22–31. ISBN 978-0-86840-968-9.
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Coordinates: 36°42′S 146°55′E / 36.700°S 146.917°E