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KORUMBURRA RAILWAY STATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRECINCT

Location

50 KORUMBURRA-BENA ROAD, WHITELAW VIC 3950

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

This site is associated with the Great Southern Railway which linked Melbourne in the west with Port Albert in the east. An early rudimentary station functioned until the current Queen Anne style station was constructed 1906-1908. The railway station complex has archaeological potential which could provide further information relating to Linking Victorians by Rail (Historical Theme 3.3). This is a rare example of an large intact station complex on the South Gippsland line which also contains features that require further investigation by an archaeologist to interpret.

Group

Transport - Rail

Category

Railway Platform/ Station