Eastern Area railway line

Former railway line in Victoria, Australia

Eastern Area Mine

General information
Line(s)| Wonthaggi
Other information
Status| Closed
History
Opened| 1910s
Closed| 1950s
Services
| Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Wonthaggi |  | Wonthaggi line  |  | Terminus
| List of closed railway stations in Victoria |

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.

## References

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1. ^ WONTHAGGI STATE COAL MINE (EASTERN PRECINCT)

38°37′21″S 145°35′48″E﻿ / ﻿38.6225°S 145.5966°E﻿ / -38.6225; 145.5966

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