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                                                           Railways in Albury

The very first railway in N.S.W.. was the Sydney to Parramatta
    line which was established in 1855. 15 years later, in 1870, Melbourne
had a successful line between itself and Wangaratta. Later that year
they decided to extend it to Albury. Three years later, the railroad to Albury
was finally finished and was opened on November 19 ,1878. The next year
they opened the railway to Wodonga. Five years later, the Sydney railway
(also known as the Great Southern Railway) was extended to Wagga. Also
in that year, the Albury Railway was then joined to the 'Sydney to Wagga'
line. The job of building the line was given to Cornwell, Minxer & Co. Their
responsibility was to build 125 km of rail between the 'Sydney to Wagga'
line and the 'Melbourne to Albury' line. This would save 41 hours on train compared
 to coach travel.
Railway authorities decided to build the Railway Station at the end of Smollet Street, not at the end of Dean Street, which was favoured by many people. Albury's station is the grandest station between Sydney and Melbourne. It was not completed until February 26, 1882.

The Great Southern rail-line is the longest in Australia and now citizens travelling from Sydney to Melbourne don't have to get off the train to get to their destination.

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