Fernbank is a closed station in the town of Fernbank, on the

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railway line, in Victoria,

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. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the ''

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'' timetable for country passengers. It was disestablished as a

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station on 1 December 1986, with the crossing loop spiked out of service. The crossing loop remains, along with a disused goods platform.

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Disused railway stations in Victoria (state) Transport in Gippsland (region) Shire of East Gippsland {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub