Bonegilla was a railway station located in the town of Bonegilla, on the Cudgewa railway line in Victoria, Australia.
Bonegilla Station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Bonegilla, Victoria Australia | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicRail | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | VicRail | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Cudgewa, | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Train Station | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
Station code | 3691 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1920 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1981 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||
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From 1947 to 1971, Bonegilla Army Camp operated as the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre.[1] During this time, nearly all of 320,000 displaced refugees bound for the site would arrive at Bonegilla by train with most coming via Station Pier, Melbourne.[2]
Much of the development of the town of Bonegilla was due to the Cudgewa railway line which opened in 1889 and closed in 1981.[2] The platform has been restored as part of the High Country Rail Trail.
References
edit- ^ scheme=AGLSTERMS. AglsAgent; corporateName=Wodonga Council; address=104 Hovell St, Wodonga (16 May 2022). "Bonegilla Migrant Experience — About Bonegilla Migrant Experience". www.bonegilla.org.au. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b https://www.bonegilla.org.au/Portals/2/Downloads/2020/EOI%20Bonegilla%20Rail%20Siding%20Public%20Artwork%202020.pdf
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