Mangalore is a
closed station located in the township of
Mangalore
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, at the
junction
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of the
North East
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and
Goulburn Valley railway lines in
Victoria,
Australia
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. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the ''
New Deal
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'' timetable for country passengers.
The former station building was moved from the site, and currently sits in a
yard
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on the way into nearby
Avenel.
The
station was located on a triangular wedge between the two lines, and was once the end of the
double track
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Overview
In the earliest days of railways in the United Kingdom, most li ...
from Melbourne. The
signal box
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at the station was closed in 1989 when the junction of the North East and Goulburn Valley lines was moved to
Seymour
Seymour may refer to:
Places Australia
* Seymour, Victoria, a township
* Electoral district of Seymour, a former electoral district in Victoria
* Rural City of Seymour, a former local government area in Victoria
* Seymour, Tasmania, a localit ...
, and the two lines worked independently.
References
External links
* Photo
The signal box and station building in 1985
Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia)
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