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Station Information
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Leongatha

Line	South Gippsland Railway
Distance from Flinders St	133.9km
Number of Platforms	1
Number of Tracks	4
Station status	Tourist Station
Station opened	December 17th, 1891
Station closed	1993
Google map of station	Link

Leongatha is a railway station in the town of Leongatha on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.

The station opened in 1891 as a terminus, the line being extended to Welshpool the next year.¹ Today the station is the terminus of the South Gippsland Tourist Railway, and has been since regular V/Line passenger operations on the line ceased east of Cranbourne station in 1993.² The track east of Leongatha has been dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail. The station precinct includes a well preserved red brick station building, goods shed, water tower and footbridge.

Location

Leongatha Railway Station is located on Long street, Leongatha. Long Street is accessible from the Strzelecki Highway and Nerrena Road, Just off the South Gippsland Highway.

Gallery

View of front face of station

View of the former goods shed, which was removed in 2007

The station in 1906 looking east

References

^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 71-76.
^ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 77–82.

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