Nyora railway station, Victoria
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Nyora is a railway station on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland
, Victoria
, Australia
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The station is now part of the South Gippsland Tourist railway, after passenger operations on the line ceased beyond Cranbourne station in 1993.
The station itself and outbuildings are being restored to its former glory by the volunteers of the South Gippsland Railway. Work includes painting, general repairs, and reinstatement of the floor in the main room, to form a public meeting and exhibition space.
The station contains a nearly fully operational turntable (currently undergoing repairs). Nyora was the final station on the line from Melbourne before the Wonthaggi line branched off from the main South Gippsland (Port Albert / Foster / Leongatha) line.
Tourist train services to Nyora recommenced in January 2008, following a closure of the line from Loch for several years due to re-alignment works to the South Gippsland Highway including the Loch Bypass.
A new emphasis in linking the community with the railway operations. More local people have been involved in some capacity with the railway in the past 12 months (to feb 2008), and this has led to development of groups with an association with the railway in local towns. In Nyora, a local "Nyora Subcommittee" has been established for this purpose, one of the groups objectives is to make use of the currently disused Nyora Station Goods-Shed.
South Gippsland
South Gippsland, a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, is a well-watered region consisting of low, rolling hills descending to the coast in the south and the Latrobe Valley in the north. Low granite hills continue into Wilsons Promontory, the southernmost point of Victoria and mainland...
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The station is now part of the South Gippsland Tourist railway, after passenger operations on the line ceased beyond Cranbourne station in 1993.
The station itself and outbuildings are being restored to its former glory by the volunteers of the South Gippsland Railway. Work includes painting, general repairs, and reinstatement of the floor in the main room, to form a public meeting and exhibition space.
The station contains a nearly fully operational turntable (currently undergoing repairs). Nyora was the final station on the line from Melbourne before the Wonthaggi line branched off from the main South Gippsland (Port Albert / Foster / Leongatha) line.
Tourist train services to Nyora recommenced in January 2008, following a closure of the line from Loch for several years due to re-alignment works to the South Gippsland Highway including the Loch Bypass.
A new emphasis in linking the community with the railway operations. More local people have been involved in some capacity with the railway in the past 12 months (to feb 2008), and this has led to development of groups with an association with the railway in local towns. In Nyora, a local "Nyora Subcommittee" has been established for this purpose, one of the groups objectives is to make use of the currently disused Nyora Station Goods-Shed.