Leongatha railway station, Victoria

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Leongatha
Station Information
Line	South Gippsland Tourist Railway
Distance from Flinders St	133.9km
Number of Platforms	1
Number of Tracks	4
Station status	Tourist Station
Station opened	December 17th, 1891
Station closed	1993
Google map of station	Link

Leongatha is a railway station on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station is now part of the terminus of the South Gippsland Tourist railway, and has been since passenger operations on the line ceased east of Cranbourne station in 1993. The track east of Leongatha has been dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail. The station precinct includes a well preserved red brick station building, goods shed, water tower and footbridge.

View of front face of station

View of the former goods shed, which was removed in 2007

Station Navigation
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South Gippsland Tourist Railway line
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