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.HistoryThe 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 350 feet (110 m). 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.
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