Porepunkah
General information
LocationStation Street, Porepunkah
Australia
Coordinates36°42′S 146°55′E / 36.700°S 146.917°E / -36.700; 146.917
Elevation281 metres
Owned byVictorian Railways
Operated byVictorian Railways
Line(s)Bright
Distance309.90 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
History
Opened17 October 1890
Closed30 November 1983
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Eurobin   Bright line   Bright
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Porepunkah railway station was located on the Bright line serving the town of Porepunkah in Victoria. It opened on 17 October 1890 and closed on 30 November 1983.[1]

Porepunkah station was the location where the Manfield family transported tourists who were staying with them on their trips to Mount Buffalo Chalet.[2] It is now part of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail.

References

  1. Porepunkah Vicsig
  2. Harper, Melissa (2007). "2: The arrival of the tourist walker". The ways of the bushwalker: On foot in Australia. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. pp. 22–31. ISBN 978-0-86840-968-9.
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