Bruthen railway station was opened on 10 April 1916, as part of the
Orbost railway line
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. The station officially closed on 24 August 1987.
The former platform remains evident at the station site, with the site remaining as part of the
East Gippsland Rail Trail, which follows the route of the former
rail line
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. The station itself is slightly to the West of the town of
Bruthen. In town, the railway alignment and rail trail pass through a short tunnel below the main street, and then skirt around the southern edge of Bruthen, crossing the large Storer Bridge, and over the
Tambo River, which is now sealed with boards as the rail trail surface.
It was dis-established as a
staff station on 25 July 1986, with the staff and ticket sections
Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale (locally ) (Gunai language, Ganai: ''Wy-yung'') is a city in East Gippsland, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, situated in a region traditionally inhabited by the Tatungalung clan of the Gunaikurnai people. The estimated popu ...
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Orbost
Orbost is a town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne and south of Canberra where the Princes Highway crosses the Snowy River. It is about from the surf and fishing seaside town of Marlo on the coast of Ba ...
abolished, and replaced with a single staff and ticket section; Bairnsdale - Orbost.
References
Disused railway stations in Victoria (state)
Transport in Gippsland (region)
Shire of East Gippsland
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1916
Railway stations in Australia closed in 1987
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