Korong Vale is a demolished railway station, located at the junction of the Robinvale and Kulwin railway lines, in the township of Korong Vale, Victoria,

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. Only freight trains use the line though the station. At the peak of operations, the station had an

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with footbridge access, two

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es, a

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, goods platform and shed, and a

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. Rationalisation was carried out in the 1980s.Victorian Railways signal diagram At the southern (

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) end of the station site is a

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, while at the northern end is the junction of the two lines. A water tower and standpipe for

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s is also located at the station. During rationalisation, on 30 June 1987, the

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between Korong Vale and Charlton/

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was replaced with electric staff.

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