Gheringhap, Victoria
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Gheringhap is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia
, located approximately 83 km southwest of Melbourne
, between Geelong and Meredith
on the Midland Highway. Gheringhap is located in the Golden Plains Shire
.
Gheringhap Post Office opened on 1 April 1869 and closed in 1968. The town is located at the junction of the Western standard gauge railway
between Melbourne
and Adelaide
, and the Geelong-Ballarat railway. Train sightings
from the station were the subject of a report by the Federal Government Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located approximately 83 km southwest of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, between Geelong and Meredith
Meredith, Victoria
Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong.Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854 and the railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862, with the local railway station opened soon after. Now only...
on the Midland Highway. Gheringhap is located in the Golden Plains Shire
Golden Plains Shire
Golden Plains Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-western part of the state. It includes the towns of Bannockburn, Gheringhap, Linton, Berringa and Meredith. It has an area of 2,721 square kilometres. In 2009 it had a population of 18,173...
.
Gheringhap Post Office opened on 1 April 1869 and closed in 1968. The town is located at the junction of the Western standard gauge railway
Western standard gauge line
The Western standard gauge is a railway line in western Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1995, it forms part of the Melbourne-Adelaide railway and serves as the principal interstate rail link between Victorian and the western states...
between Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, and the Geelong-Ballarat railway. Train sightings
Railfan
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from the station were the subject of a report by the Federal Government Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics.