Tinamba | ||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Maffra | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Closed | 1987 | |||||||||||||||
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Tinamba is a closed station located 10 km (6 mi) east of Heyfield, on the Maffra railway line in Victoria, Australia. It was 204 km (127 mi) from Southern Cross station.
The first post office in the town was at the railway station, and was called Tinamba Railway Station Post Office. It opened on 1 July 1887. The post office was renamed Tinamba Post Office around 1895.[1] The passenger platform was shortened in length to 46 metres in 1973.[2]
References
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1973. p. 196.