Wright railway station
Wright railway station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne, Australia. It opened on 24 October 1904 as part of the Gembrook railway line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Melbourne, Australia
- Also known as: “Wright”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lakeside railway station and Cockatoo railway station.
Lakeside railway station
Railway station
Lakeside railway station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Melbourne, Australia. It was opened in 1944 to serve Emerald Lake Park, a popular picnic and recreation reserve created during World War II. Lakeside railway station is situated 1 km west of Wright railway station.
Cockatoo railway station
Railway station
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Cockatoo railway station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in the town of the same name. It opened with the line on 18 December 1900 as Devon, but was renamed Cockatoo Creek on 29 July 1901 and subsequently shortened to Cockatoo in 1904. Cockatoo railway station is situated 2 km east of Wright railway station.
Nobelius railway station
Railway stop
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Nobelius railway station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway, and opened in 1927. It was named after the founder of the nearby Gembrook Nurseries, Carl Axel Nobelius, and his family. Nobelius railway station is situated 1½ km southwest of Wright railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emerald.
Emerald
Suburb
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Emerald is a town in the Greater Melbourne area of Victoria, Australia, 44 kilometres south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Cardinia and Yarra Ranges local government areas. Emerald is situated 2½ km west of Wright railway station.
Wright railway station
- Categories: railway station and transportation
- Location: Shire of Cardinia, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.92917° or 37° 55′ 45″ southLongitude
145.47082° or 145° 28′ 15″ eastElevation
233 metres (764 feet)Operator
The Emerald Tourist Railway BoardOpen location code
4RJ73FCC+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 615103160OpenStreetMap feature
railway=haltGeoNames ID
2142858Wikidata ID
Q8038281
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Wright railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Wright”
- French: “Wright (Puffing Billy)”
- German: “Bahnhof Wright”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Lion Den shelter and Puffing Billy Lakeside Visitor Centre.
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