Buninyong railway line, Victoria

The Buninyong Line (also know as 'Bunny Hop Line') was a Victorian Railways (Australia) branch line running south from Ballarat, Victoria to the town of Buninyong. The line branched from the main Melbourne – Ballarat railway at Ballarat East station and was 11 kilometres long. The line was opened on the September 12, 1889 and finally closed on December 1, 1986. The section from Eureka to Buninyong has closed much earlier on February 2, 1947.cite journal | year = 1990 | month = March | title = Tracks Across the State | author = Sid Brown | journal = Newsrail | publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) | pages = pages 71-76 ] The line had previously closed to passenger services in 1930.

tations

1890

The stations in the 1890s where as follows:

* Ballarat
* Ballarat East
* Eureka
* Canadian
* Mount Clear
* Buninyong

1900

Additional stations where added to this line in the early 1900s.

* Ballarat
* Ballarat East
* Eureka
* Spencer Crossing
* Canadian
* Mount Clear
* Mount Helen
* Buninyong

1910 – 1930

During this period stations where added and/or renamed and in 1930 the Buninyong line was closed to passenger services past Eureka.

* Ballarat
* Ballarat East
* Eureka
* York Street
* Levy
* Canadian
* Mount Clear
* Reid
* Mount Helen
* Buninyong

1940

During the 1940s the Buninyong Line went from 10 stations to 5 stations and was only used for goods traffic until 1947.

* Ballarat
* Ballarat East
* Eureka
* Canadian
* Buninyong

1950 – 1990

During this time the Station and Sidings at Eureka where the only part of the line being used until they where closed and removed sometime in the early 1980s.

References

External links

* Victorian Railways [http://www.victorianrailways.net/grades/buninyong/buninyong.html Grades and curves diagram of the line]
* Photos : [http://www.railgeelong.com/gallery/buninyong-line/ Remains of the line in 2008]
* Railpage Australia: [http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11245.htm Discussion about the line]

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/7/Buninyong.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 557m (Red dots are other railways)]