- Echuca railway line
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Echuca railway line, Victoria 
Line details Length 251.99 km Stations 3 Tracks 1 Used by V/Line and Pacific National Service pattern 2/3 passenger trains a day Connections Junction to Moulamein at Barnes (NSW) Rail transport in Victoria List of stations
Closed railwaysThe Echuca line (also known as the Deniliquin line) is a country railway in Victoria, Australia. V/Line operates passenger services along the line.
Contents
History
The Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company was formed in 1853 to build a railway to Echuca via Bendigo. Work began in 1854, but the company hit financial troubles and sold out to the state government.[1] The railway finally reached Echuca in 1864 and transformed the town into a major river port, with a famous wharf and substantial urban growth in the 1870s.[2] In 1876 the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened their 71 km (44 mi) long private railway northwards to Deniliquin, New South Wales.[3] This section was taken over by the Victorian Railways in 1923,[4] as part of the 1922 Border Railways Act.
Passenger rail services from Echuca to Balranald were withdrawn on November 7, 1975, with the last train a 153hp Walker railmotor. The Echuca to Kyabram service was withdrawn on December 18, 1975. The last train was also 153hp Walker railmotor, the service being provided for school children and paid for by the Education Department.[5] The Bendigo – Echuca – Deniliquin passenger service was withdrawn on January 11, 1979, with the last train being operated by a DERM.[5] Toolamba – Echuca passenger services were withdrawn on March 2, 1981,[5] leaving the town without any rail services.
The passenger service was replaced with buses on December 19, 2004, pending an upgrade due to poor track condition, and has since re-opened in late 2006.
Line guide
Passenger services on the line are operated by V/Line as extensions of services to Bendigo from Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. Bold stations are termini, where some train services terminate; italic stations are always serviced; and stations with an asterisk (*) are staffed part time.
Echuca railway line Legend
0.00 km Southern Cross (SSS) 
Sydenham Line 
25.17 km Watergardens (SDM) Bendigo Line 164.24 km Bendigo (BDG) 
Heathcote line 
Swan Hill line 
175.67 km Huntly (Closed) 182.03 km Bagshot (Closed) 187.57 km Wellsford (Closed) 191.74 km Goornong (Closed) 
209.68 km Elmore (EME) 
Cohuna line 225.45 km Rochester (ROR) 237.25 km Strathallan (Closed) 
Toolamba-Echuca line 251.99 km Echuca (ECH)* 
Murray River and Vic/NSW Border Deniliquin and Balranald lines References
- ^ Museum Victoria. "Victorian Railways: Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway". museumvictoria.com.au. http://museumvictoria.com.au/railways/theme.aspx?lvl=3&IRN=450&gall=456. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Echuca-Moama Road Rail Bridge over Murray River". www.rta.nsw.gov.au. http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=heritage.show&id=4301047. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Private Railways". Year Book Australia, 1921. www.abs.gov.au. http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/dc057c1016e548b4ca256c470025ff88/73d48ba2d3c1bb9bca2569de0028b417!OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "VICSIG - Infrastructure - Line Data Deniliquin line". www.vicsig.net. http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&line=Deniliquin. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ a b c Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 77–82.
External links
- http://www.vline.com.au
- Official map
- Statistics and detailed schematic map at the vicsig enthusiast website
Railway Lines in Victoria Main lines
Bendigo Line · Mildura line · North East Line · (Melbourne-Sydney) · Orbost Line · Port Fairy Line · Portland line · Serviceton Line · South Gippsland Line · Tocumwal line · Western SG line (Melbourne-Adelaide)Branch linesAlexandra line · Alvie line · Balranald line · Bolangum line · Briagolong line · Bright line · Buninyong line · Carpolac line · Casterton line · Cobram line · Cohuna line · Coleraine line · Cudgewa line · Daylesford line · Deniliquin line · Forrest line · Grampians line · Heathcote line · Kulwin line · Lancefield line · Maffra line · Mansfield line · Mortlake line · Mirboo North line · Navarre line · Noojee line · Oaklands line · Outtrim line · Patchewollock line · Peechelba East line · Picola line · Portland line · Redesdale line · Red Hill line · Robinvale line · Skipton line · Strzelecki line · Stony Crossing line · Tatong line · Thorpdale line · Timboon line · Wahgunyah line · Waubra line · Wedderburn line · Wonthaggi line · Woodside line · Yackandandah line · Yanac line · Yaapeet line ·
Cross Country linesAvoca line · Geelong-Ballarat line · Eaglehawk–Inglewood line · Moolort Line · Toolamba–Echuca line
V/Line servicesGeelong Line · Warrnambool Line · Ballarat Line · Maryborough Line · Ararat Line · Bendigo Line · Swan Hill Line · Echuca Line · Seymour Line · Shepparton Line · Albury-Wodonga Line · Traralgon Line · Bairnsdale Line
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Inner Circle line · Outer Circle line · Rosstown Railway · St Kilda - Windsor line · Spring Vale Cemetery line · Mont Park line · Kew line · Red Hill line · Whittlesea line · Warburton line · Mornington line · Healesville line · St Kilda line · Port Melbourne line Tourist railwaysNarrow gauge branch linesWhitfield line · Gembrook line · Crowes line · Walhalla line
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Categories:- V/Line rail services
- Railway lines in Victoria (Australia)
- Railway lines opened in 1864
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