Powranna

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Type : Station
Line : South Line
Distance from Hobart : 182.300m
Opened : 1872 as Snake banks, renamed to Powranna in 1914
Closed : 1993
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Aboriginal word for "black snake".
Notes : A crossing loop once existed at the site. Station was closed when a deviation was constructed. The original station was demolished and moved (a larger station being constructed) in 1916. The site had two cottages, a goods shed and several small sheds as well as a cattle yard. Original goods loop was 125' in length.

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Location of the one-time station, the original line can still be seen as a short stub. (LISTmap)

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Remains at the one-time station in 2018 (Sun Wuyuan)

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Diagram of Powranna in 1916 showing the original station and proposed new station. (TAS Libraries)

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Snake Bank in 1872. (TAS Libraries)

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September 2023 - station site (Google)

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Powranna station sign being salvaged in 2020