- Nicholson railway station
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Nicholson Station information Line Orbost Distance from Southern Cross 286.631 km Number of platforms 1 Number of tracks 1 Station status Closed Station opened 1916 Station closed 1987 Nicholson Station was opened on Monday 10 April 1916 as part of the Orbost railway line and closed on Monday 24 August 1987.[1][2]
Little trace remains of the station site, however a station name board exists at the site as part of the East Gippsland Rail Trail, which follows the route of the former rail line.[3]
Gallery
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The railway crossing on the Nicholson-Sarsfield Road
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The former railway trestle bridge over the Nicholson River
References
- ^ "Rail » Infrastructure » Nicholson". Vicsig Railways site. VICSIG. 1997-2009. http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Nicholson. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ "Nicholson". Victorian Railway Stations. http://www.vicrailstations.com/Orbost/Nicholson/Nicholson.html. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "East Gippsland Rail Trail: Trail Notes". East Gippsland Rail Trail Official Site. 2009. http://eastgippslandrailtrail.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
Station navigation Orbost line ← Previous station Bairnsdale | Bumberrah Next station → Closed stations Coordinates: 37°48′49.6844″S 147°44′11.76″E / 37.813801222°S 147.7366°E
Categories:- Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia)
- Victoria (Australia) rail transport stubs
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