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Glenrowan is a closed station located in the town of Glenrowan, on the North East railway in Victoria, Australia. The station is located at the highest point of the line north of Seymour, with grades of 1 in 75 in both direction. In June 1880 the station was the site of what became the last stand of Ned Kelly and his gang, with a monument located at the station today.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Capture of the Kelly Gang )〕 ==History== The station site was initially a ballast siding, but there were no plans to building a station at the site. However an earth platform was provided for construction workers, and when this was removed by the contractors, several protest meetings were held by local residents. The petition was successful and a station was opened on November 2, 1874, with a platform located on the western side of the line. A temporary station building was provided, with the sidings extended in 1901.〔 Permanent station buildings were provided in 1911, of Edwardian style, along with relocation of the signalling frame, and the platform was extended to .〔 In 1961 the yard was altered to permit the parallel standard gauge line to run through, with the broad gauge main line altered to run through number 2 road, with the platform on a loop siding. The goods siding was relocated to the western side of the line, and a quarry siding running east from the station was converted to standard gauge.〔 The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on October 4, 1981, as part of the ''New Deal'' timetable for country passengers. In 2001 the Edwardian station building was demolished, and a replica of the original 1874 structure based on original drawings was constructed. On June 14, 2008, over 100 local residents held a protest at the station, on the same day a special steam train operated along the line.〔 〕 A few weeks before it had been announced that Chiltern, Springhurst, Violet Town, Euroa, Avenel would receive second platforms as part of the gauge conversion of the North East line, and Glenrowan residents wanted the current platform reopened and a second platform built so that Ned Kelly tourist trains could visit Glenrowan. On Thursday, February 12, 2009, at a community meeting in Glenrowan, the Department of Transport (Vic) announced it was not viable to re-open the station to passenger traffic. Local efforts to reopen the station for improved tourism continue. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glenrowan railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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