- Nowa Nowa railway station
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Nowa Nowa Station information Line Orbost Distance from Southern Cross 358.825 km Number of platforms 1 Number of tracks 1 Station status Closed Station opened 1916 Station closed 1987 Nowa Nowa Railway Station was opened on Monday, 10 April 1916 to service the town of Nowa Nowa as part of the Orbost railway line. The station has long since closed, with the last train passing the site in 1987.[1]
The station site remains just north of the realigned East Gippsland Rail Trail, which follows the route of the former rail line, with the station site itself now used as an emergency helicopter landing place.[2]
References
- ^ "Nowa Nowa". Victorian Railway Stations. http://www.vicrailstations.com/Orbost/Nowa_Nowa/Nowa_Nowa.html. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "East Gippsland Rail Trail - Trail Notes: EGRT/Section 3:16 - 22". East Gippsland Rail Trail Official Site. 2009-01-12. http://eastgippslandrailtrail.com/trailnotes/EGRTSection3.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
Station navigation Orbost line ← Previous station Colquhoun | Tostaree Next station → Closed stations Coordinates: 37°43′45″S 148°05′39″E / 37.72917°S 148.09417°E
Categories:- Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia)
- Victoria (Australia) rail transport stubs
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