Porepunkah railway station explained

Porepunkah
Style:Australian closed station
Address:Station Street, Porepunkah
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-36.7°N 201°W
Elevation:281 metres
Distance:309.90 kilometres from Southern Cross
Line:Bright
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Opened:17 October 1890
Closed:30 November 1983
Owned:Victorian Railways
Operator:Victorian Railways

Porepunkah railway station was located on the Bright line serving the town of Porepunkah in Victoria. It opened on 17 October 1890 and closed on 30 November 1983.[1]

Porepunkah station was the location where the Manfield family transported tourists who were staying with them on their trips to Mount Buffalo Chalet.[2] It is now part of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail.

Notes and References

  1. http://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Porepunkah Porepunkah
  2. Book: Harper, Melissa. The ways of the bushwalker: On foot in Australia. 2007. University of New South Wales Press. Sydney. 978-0-86840-968-9. 22–31. 2: The arrival of the tourist walker.