Historical information
The Wodonga train line opened in November 1873 when the section of the train line from Wangaratta to Wodonga was completed. A goods shed was built at this time in 1873 and a permanent train station was completed in 1874. The expansion of the railways to the northeast of Victoria occurred after the Victorian Government took over the railways in 1867 and the trains serviced large towns such as Seymour, Wangaratta and Wodonga, as well as smaller towns along the way. The Tallangatta and Cudgewa train lines from Wodonga were built in stages from the 1880s to the 1920s in what is considered to be some of the most challenging landscape for railways. The Cudgewa line was opened in 1921, so the Wodonga train station sign dates from this period.
Significance
The Wodonga train station sign has local and state significance due to its use in Wodonga in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as part of the expansion of the Victorian Railways in the northeast of the state.
Physical description
Old painted wooden sign from the Wodonga train station with the directions for changing to the Tallangatta and Cudgewa train line in light coloured paint on a black painted background.
Inscriptions & markings
"WODONGA / CHANGE FOR / TALLANGATTA & CUDGEWA / LINE"
Subjects
References
- Victorian Railways.Net: VR timeline Accessed 1 April 2021.
- Museum Victoria Science Works, 2021: Victorian Railways – Stations Accessed 1 April 2021.
- Wodonga Historical Society Website: History Articles – Wodonga’s rich rail history. Accessed 1 April 2021.
- Wodonga Historical Society, Application for Registration by Historical Building Council 1993. Spiral bound document in the Wodonga Historical Society Archive.
