Erica railway station

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.[1]

Erica
Line(s)	Walhalla
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	3 May 1910
Closed	25 June 1954

From 1941 onwards, the station also had sidings for a Forest Commission timber mill.[2]

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.[3]

The site is currently leased by a caravan park, although it is planned as the ultimate western terminus for the Walhalla Goldfields Railway.[4]

References

1. Victorian Railways history Archived 30 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
2. Bill Russell's narrow gauge railway page
3. The iron road to Walhalla, a history of the Moe-Walhalla railway by Marc Fiddian
4. "Walhalla Goldfields Railway History". Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Collins Siding		Walhalla line		Knott's Siding
	List of closed railway stations in Victoria