Coordinates: 37°52′15″S 147°19′27″E / 37.87083°S 147.32417°E / -37.87083; 147.32417

Fernbank railway station

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Fernbank
General information
Line(s)Bairnsdale
Platforms2
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1888
Closed1981
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Munro Bairnsdale line Lindenow
towards Bairnsdale
List of closed railway stations in Victoria

Fernbank is a closed station in the town of Fernbank, on the Bairnsdale railway line railway line, in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[1]

It was disestablished as a Staff station on 1 December 1986, with the crossing loop spiked out of service.[2] The crossing loop remains, along with a disused goods platform.

References

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  1. ^ Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers – 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
  2. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 89.

37°52′15″S 147°19′27″E / 37.87083°S 147.32417°E / -37.87083; 147.32417