Bonegilla railway station

Bonegilla Station
General information
LocationBonegilla, Victoria
Australia
Owned byVicRail
Operated byVicRail
Line(s)Cudgewa,
Construction
Structure typeTrain Station
Other information
StatusClosed
Station code3691
History
Opened1920
Closed1981
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bandiana   Cudgewa line   Ebden
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Bonegilla was a railway station located in the town of Bonegilla, on the Cudgewa railway line in Victoria, Australia.

From 1947 to 1971, Bonegilla Army Camp operated as the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre.[1] During this time, nearly all of 320,000 displaced refugees bound for the site would arrive at Bonegilla by train with most coming via Station Pier, Melbourne.[2]

Much of the development of the town of Bonegilla was due to the Cudgewa railway line which opened in 1889 and closed in 1981.[2] The platform has been restored as part of the High Country Rail Trail.

  1. ^ scheme=AGLSTERMS. AglsAgent; corporateName=Wodonga Council; address=104 Hovell St, Wodonga (16 May 2022). "Bonegilla Migrant Experience — About Bonegilla Migrant Experience". www.bonegilla.org.au. Retrieved 2 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b https://www.bonegilla.org.au/Portals/2/Downloads/2020/EOI%20Bonegilla%20Rail%20Siding%20Public%20Artwork%202020.pdf