Yea railway station

Yea is a former railway station on the Mansfield railway line in Yea, Victoria, Australia. The tracks have been removed and the railway reserve has been turned into the Yea Railway Park.

Yea
Station building and platform in December 2008
General information
Coordinates37°12′49″S 145°25′41″E
Line(s)Mansfield
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened16 November 1883
Closed8 November 1978
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Homewood   Mansfield line   Cheviot
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

The park includes the historic railway station and about five hectares of parkland. It has a picnic shelter, barbecue, toilets, playground, skatepark, walking track and community reserve, and includes a Rotary park. The station building houses Blackthorn Textiles (a privately-run craft shop). Also on the site is the former goods shed, which is available for hire. The Yea Country Market is held in the park on the first Saturday of each month, and local artists hold an exhibition and sale in the goods sheds each Easter.

Prior to its closure, the station platform was shortened in length from 91.5m to 85.5m in 1976.[1]

The site is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[2]

References
  1. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1976. p. 187.
  2. "Former Yea railway station, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0771, Heritage Overlay HO2". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.


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