Carpolac railway station
Carpolac Railway Station was a railway station the terminus of the Carpolac railway line. It was opened in 1927 when the line was extended from to Carpolac. There was never a passenger platform at Carploac however there were grain trains operating out to Carpolac. By 1989 only the freight shed remained with all track removed and by 2002 all that remained were the grain silos. The station closed on the 8th of December, 1986 giving it a lifespan of just 59 years.[1][2][3][4][5]
Carpolac | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Australia | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Carpolac | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Demolished | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1927 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | December 8 1986 | |||||||||||||||
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References[]
- ^ "Carpolac". Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "Carpolac". www.vicrailstations.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ Bibliophile (2012-11-30). "Wimmera...way back when: Railways - Carpolac line". Wimmera...way back when. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ LOCKWOOD, KEITH (2008-01-03). "When grain went by train". The Wimmera Mail-Times. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "Pictures/Recollections of the Carpolac line?". Railpage. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
Coordinates: 36°44′12.2″S 141°19′00.9″E / 36.736722°S 141.316917°E
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia)
- Victoria (Australia) railway station stubs