Portland railway station, Victoria

Portland
Owned by VicTrack
Line(s) Portland
Platforms 1
Tracks 4
Other information
Status Closed
History
Opened 19 Dec 1877
Closed 1981

Portland is a railway station in the town of Portland, Victoria, Australia. It is divided into three sections, the removed 'old' station on the waterfront, the disused passenger station and goods yard located further inland, and the freight terminal by the Port of Portland.

History

A new passenger station at Portland had been officially opened on June 29, 1968.[1] This replaced the old station on the waterfront. The last passenger train between Ararat and Portland was on September 12, 1981, operated by a DRC railcar.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 205. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  2. ↑ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)). pp. 77–82.
Closed station navigation
Portland line
← Previous station Heywood | Terminus
Closed stations

Coordinates: 38°20′57″S 141°36′29″E / 38.34917°S 141.60806°E / -38.34917; 141.60806


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