Mangalore railway station, Victoria

VictorianClosedRailwayStation
NAME= Mangalore
IMAGELINK=Site of Mangalore station.jpg
CAPTION=Looking north towards the junction of the two lines and the former station
LINE=Albury
Shepparton
DISTANCE=109.34 km
PLATFORMS= 2
TRACKS= 2
STATUS=Closed
OPENED=
CLOSED=

Mangalore is a closed station located in the township of Mangalore, at the junction of the North East and Goulburn Valley railway lines in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on October 4, 1981 as part of the "New Deal" timetable for country passengers.cite journal | year = 2006 | month = October | title = 'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on | author = Scott Martin and Chris Banger | journal = Newsrail | publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) | pages = page 319 ] The former station building was moved from the site, and currently sits in a yard on the way into nearby Avenel.

The station was located on a triangular shape wedged between the two lines, and was once the end of the double track from Melbourne. The signal box at the station was closed in 1989 when the junction of the North East and Goulburn Valley lines was moved to Seymour, and the two lines worked independently. [cite web
url=http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Seymour.pdf
title=Victorian Station Histories: Seymour
publisher=www.vrhistory.com
accessdate=2008-05-18]

References

VictorianClosedStations
Line1=North East line
Previous1=Seymour
Next1=Avenel
Line2=Goulburn Valley line
Previous2=Seymour
Next2=Tabilk