Tinamba railway station
Tinamba is a closed station located 10 km (6 mi) east of Heyfield, on the Maffra railway line in Victoria, Australia. It was 204 km (127 mi) from Southern Cross station.
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| Line(s) | Maffra | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Closed | 1987 | |||||||||||||||
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The first post office in the town was at the railway station, and was called Tinamba Railway Station Post Office. It opened on 1 July 1887. The post office was renamed Tinamba Post Office around 1895.[1] The passenger platform was shortened in length to 46 metres in 1973.[2]
References
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1973. p. 196.
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