Heyfield railway station
Appearance
Heyfield | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Former site of the Heyfield railway station in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Maffra | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1987 | |||||||||||||||
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Heyfield is a closed station located in the town of Heyfield, on the Maffra railway line in Victoria, Australia.
History
[edit]Heyfield station opened in 1883 with the construction of the line from Traralgon to Heyfield and was 195 km from Southern Cross.[1] Heyfield station saw added traffic during the 1920s, as the Glenmaggie Weir was being built. A tramline was also constructed from Heyfield to the site of the weir.[2] In 1926, a wagon driver named Richard Gourge died at the station after being hit by a wagon. The death was ruled to be accidental.[3][4] The station closed in 1987.
References
[edit]- ^ VR History, Victorian Station Histories: "Traralgon" (PDF), retrieved 12 July 2016
- ^ Fletcher, Meredith; Kennett, Linda (2005). Wellington Landscapes: History and Heritage in a Gippsland Shire. Maffra and District Historical Society. p. 38. ISBN 0959727280.
- ^ "Fatality at Heyfield". Gippsland Times. 8 February 1926. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Fatality at Heyfield". Traralgon Record. 9 February 1926. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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