Colquhoun railway station

Colquhoun
Line(s)	Orbost
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	1916
Closed	1987

Colquhoun Railway Station was opened on Monday 10 April 1916 as part of the Orbost railway line. The station has long since closed, with the last train passing the site in 1987.^[1]

Little evidence remains of the former station site, however the site remains as part of the East Gippsland Rail Trail, which follows the route of the former rail line.^[2]

To the east of the former station site, about 4.5 km west of Nowa Nowa is the spectacular Stony Creek Trestle Bridge, built in the early 1900s and measuring 276m long and 19m high. While the bridge remains largely intact, including rails, for safety reasons due to its poor condition the bridge itself is fenced off, and the rail trail deviates down and across the Stony Creek valley beside the bridge. A carpark, toilet and picnic facilities are available at this location.^[2]

Gallery

Stony Creek trestle looking east from below bridge
Stony Creek Trestle Bridge looking east along the bridge deck

References

↑ "Colquhoun". Victorian Railway Stations. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
1 2 "East Gippsland Rail Trail - Trail Notes: EGRT/Section 3:16 - 22" (PDF). East Gippsland Rail Trail Official Site. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2009-04-30.

http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Colquhoun

Closed station navigation
Orbost line
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Coordinates: 37°44′35″S 148°2′34″E / 37.74306°S 148.04278°E / -37.74306; 148.04278

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