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Erica railway station

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Line(s)
  
Walhalla

Closed
  
25 June 1954

Platforms in use
  
1

Status
  
Closed

Opened
  
3 May 1910

Tracks
  
3

Similar
  
Thomson railway station, Walhalla Goldfields Railway, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Aust

Erica was a railway station on the Walhalla narrow gauge line in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station was officially opened in 1910, became the terminus of the line on 4 October 1952 with the closure of the section of track to Platina, then closed finally on 25 June 1954.

From 1941 onwards, the station also had sidings for a Forest Commission timber mill.

Erica was originally named Upper Moondarra, but was renamed prior to 15 June 1908 to Moondarra, then to Harris (after a local member of parliament) prior to the line opening. In 1914 it was renamed Erica after a local mountain.

The site is currently leased by a caravan park, although it is planned as the ultimate western terminus for the Walhalla Goldfields Railway.

References

Erica railway station Wikipedia