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Monomeith railway station

Coordinates: 38°13′11″S 145°30′55″E / 38.21972°S 145.51528°E / -38.21972; 145.51528
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Monomeith
General information
Line(s)South Gippsland
Platforms1
Tracks1 (2 till 1994)
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened11 November 1890; 134 years ago (1890-11-11)
Closed6 June 1981; 43 years ago (1981-06-06)
(Passenger)
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Koo Wee Rup   South Gippsland line   Caldermeade
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Monomeith was a railway station on the South Gippsland railway line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station operated until the late 1970s. None of this station remains intact except for a very rusty set of points coming out of the former station, however the track still in reasonable condition.

Despite hopes of re-opening the line between Cranbourne and Leongatha of which this station is part, the Victorian State Government has decided not to reopen the line, as the costs were too high, at $72 million dollars.[citation needed] Improved coach services have been provided instead. Near the former Monomeith Railway Station is the local horse club. There is also the Worri Yallock Creek concrete piles trestle bridge nearby the station site, which is the second largest bridge on the South Gippsland Railway Line.

38°13′11″S 145°30′55″E / 38.21972°S 145.51528°E / -38.21972; 145.51528