Bushy Park is a closed station located in the town of Bushy Park, on the Briagolong railway line in Victoria, Australia.
Bushy Park | ||||||||||||||||
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 Train crossing the Avon River at Bushy Park. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Briagolong | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1889 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1952 | |||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened at the same time as the Briagolong railway line in 1889, and was 227 km from Southern Cross.[1][2] The wattle bark industry was a significant industry in the area, and in 1950 there was a weighbridge for bark at the station.[3] The railway station closed in 1952.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "The Maffra to Briagolong line". Gippsland Times. 19 August 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Maffra to Briagolong Railway Timetable". Maffra Spectator. 19 August 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Wellington Shire Heritage Study: Stage 1" (PDF). Wellington Shire. p. 23. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 287.
- ^ Manning, Laurey (1994). Discovering Briagolong. pp. 79–85. ISBN 0-9579946-8-0.
37°52′18″S 147°00′51″E / 37.87161°S 147.01408°E
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