| Main facility: |
Station (Closed)
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| Lines: |
Gwabegar Line
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| Location: |
(149.9941°, -33.3580°) [exact] GDA94
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| Distance: |
181.300 km from Sydney
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| History: |
| 1887 | Opened as Cullen Siding |
| 1-Oct-1889 | Renamed Portland |
| 1902 | Platform added |
| 16-Mar-1911 | Moved site |
| 4-Mar-1986 | Closed |
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| Photos: |
1974, 2004, 2008 |
| Description: |
Opened in 1911, Portland station stood on a 100m island platform. On the down side were several sidings serving a pair of loading banks, a goods shed and the nearby cement works. By 1911-1912 a private line from the Ivanhoe Colliery near Pipers Flat joined onto the cement works siding.
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| Current status: |
The station has been removed and little trace remains today.
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