Wonthaggi was a railway station located in the town of
Wonthaggi
Wonthaggi is a seaside town located south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally for its coal mining, it is now the largest town in South Gippsl ...
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. Built to serve the town, as well as the
State Coal Mine, the station was the official terminus station of the Wonthaggi line, but two short branch lines continued from the station leading to the
Kirrak and
Eastern Area mine extensions.
The station operated until the line's closure in 1978, with the station building now preserved and used as a museum. Other pieces or railway infrastructure remaining at the station include a goods shed and crane. Wonthaggi station is the final station on the
Bass Coast Rail Trail
The Bass Coast Rail Trail is a Rail trail located in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
The trail has been constructed along a section of the former Wonthaggi line. The trail starts at the former Anderson station and finis ...
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Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia)
Victorian Heritage Register
Transport in Gippsland (region)
Bass Coast Shire
Listed railway stations in Australia
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