Mangalore is a
closed station located in the township of
Mangalore
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, at the
junction
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* Junction (E ...
of the
North East
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and
Goulburn Valley railway lines in
Victoria
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,
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 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
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was located on a triangular wedge between the two lines, and was once the end of the
double track
A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.
Overview
In the earliest days of railways in the United Kingdom, most li ...
from Melbourne. The
signal box
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In ...
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:
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*Seymour, Victoria, a township
** Seymour railway station
* Electoral district of Seymour, a former electoral district in Victoria
* Rural City of Seymour, a former local government area in Victoria
* Se ...
, and the two lines worked independently.
References
External links
* Photo
The signal box and station building in 1985
Disused railway stations in Victoria (state)
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1872
Railway stations in Australia closed in 1981
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