Anderson railway station, Victoria
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| Line | Wonthaggi | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (Originally 4) | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1910 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1978 | |||||||||||||||
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Anderson was a railway station on the Wonthaggi line located near Anderson, Victoria.
Construction of the line to a new coal mine at Wonthaggi became an urgent priority of the Victorian Government in late 1909 due to coal supply issues. A route from the nearest railhead at Woolamai was hastily surveyed, which instead of travelling directly south-east toward Wonthaggi initially ran south-west in order to cross the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges. This carried it through the township of Anderson's Corner.[1] In April 1910, with work on the line nearing completion, the station near the township was named Anderson.[2] A. Nugent was appointed inaugural stationmaster.[3]
The station operated until the line's closure in 1978. The site of this station is now a carpark and the starting point of the Bass Coast Rail Trail.
References
[edit]- ^ Standing Committee on Railways, Parliament of Victoria (1909). "Report from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on the question of railway connexion with Powlett coal-field" (PDF). Melbourne: Government Printer. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Powlett River Line: Station Names". Argus. Melbourne. 2 April 1910. p. 9. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "[No title]". Western Port Times. 11 March 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
38°31′34″S 145°26′52″E / 38.52611°S 145.44778°E
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