Glengarry railway station
Glengarry | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Glengarry railway station in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Maffra | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1986 | |||||||||||||||
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Glengarry is a closed station located in the town of Glengarry, on the Maffra railway line in Victoria, Australia.
History
Glengarry railway station 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] In 1887, there was an attempted robbery at the station, with burglars tampering with a safe and breaking into a shed.[3][4] In 1927, the amount of revenue derived from the station was £2227.[5]
The station building and platform have been restored as an art and craft shop.[6]
References
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- ^ VR History, "Traralgon" (PDF), Victorian Signalling Histories No 65, retrieved 8 December 2008
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions.
- ^ "Attempted burglary at the Glengarry railway station". Gippsland Times. 31 January 1887. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Attempted robbery at the Glengarry railway station". Traralgon Record. 1 February 1887. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Toongabbie Railway Station". Gippsland Times. 17 September 1928. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Latrobe City, Media Release (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2008, retrieved 8 December 2008
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