Nicholson railway station was opened on 10 April 1916 as part of the Orbost railway line and closed on 24 August 1987.[1][2]
Nicholson | ||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Orbost | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1916 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1987 | |||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "Rail » Infrastructure » Nicholson". Vicsig Railways. VICSIG. 1997–2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ "Nicholson". Victorian Railway Stations. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "East Gippsland Rail Trail: Trail Notes". East Gippsland Rail Trail Official Site. 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
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