Eastern Area railway line
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Eastern Area Mine | ||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Wonthaggi | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1910s | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1950s | |||||||||||||||
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Eastern Area was a railway branch line built in the 1910s to service the State Coal Mine (Eastern Precinct) located in Wonthaggi. The Eastern Area Mine operated from 1919 to 1947[1] while this section of track operated until the 1950s[citation needed].
The short section of line extended approximately 2 km beyond Wonthaggi Railway Station which was the terminus of the Wonthaggi Line.
This branch was closed at a time when the Victorian Railways was closing a number of other small branch lines and stations around Victoria.
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Coordinates: 38°37′21″S 145°35′48″E / 38.6225°S 145.5966°E
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