Colbinabbin_railway_line

Colbinabbin railway line

Colbinabbin railway line

Former railway line in Victoria, Australia

The Colbinabbin railway line (also known as Rushworth railway line) is a closed 42-kilometre (26 mi) branch railway line situated in both the Hume and Loddon Mallee regions of Victoria, Australia. Constructed by the Victorian Railways, it branches from the Shepparton line at Murchison East station, and runs west from the town of Murchison East to Colbinabbin. The line was primarily built to serve the grain industries as well as providing a general goods and passenger service to townships in the area.

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Melbourne to Rushworth, Colbinabbin & Girgarre souvenir rail ticket 1978

History

The line was opened in 2 stages from September 1890 to August 1914,[1] and closed in October 1987.[1]

The line was eventually extended to Colbinabbin, opening in August 1914, and a branch from Rushworth to Girgarre opened in May 1917.[2] The line to Girgarre was closed back to Stanhope in 1975,[3] and the remaining sections were closed in October 1987.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Colbinabbin line". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 287.
  3. [3]
    "Girgarre Stanhope Rail Trail - Trail Description". Railtrails Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Colbinabbin Line". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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