Balranald_railway_line

Balranald railway line

Balranald railway line

Former railway line in Victoria, Australia

The Balranald railway line was a Victorian Railways broad gauge line that branched from Barnes on the Deniliquin railway line and ran to Balranald. The building of the line was sanctioned under the Border Railways Act 1922.[3]

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The Balranald branch line was opened on 26 March 1926. The section from Moulamein to Balranald was closed in 1986. The bridge across Yanga Creek near Balranald was subsequently demolished to make way for a realignment of the Sturt Highway.[4] Segments between Caldwell and Moulamein and Barnes and Caldwell were closed in 2006 and 2008 respectively.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Line Data Moulamein Line". VICSIG. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Balranald Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    "NSW Railway Lines Other Than Standard Gauge". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. [4]
    McNicol, Steve & Woodland, Tony (2010). Bridging the Murray: A Study of the Rail Crossings. Railmac Publications. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-86477-076-6.
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    "Balranald Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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