- Mirboo North railway line
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Mirboo North railway line, Victoria Line details Commenced 1883 Opened 10 April 1885 (Morwell to Boolarra) [1],
8 September 1885 (Boolarra to Darlimurla) [1],
7 January 1886 (Darlimurla to Mirboo North) [1].Completed 1886 Closed 24 June 1974 (Morwell to Mirboo North) [2] Fate Track dismantled along entire length, reservation excavated for coal operation between Morwell and Hazlewood, rail trail from Boolarra to Mirboo North. Length 32.19 km (20 mi) Stations 5 Tracks Single Rail transport in Victoria List of stations
Closed railwaysThe Mirboo North railway line was a country branch line, in Victoria, Australia. The Mirboo North line branched from the main Gippsland line at Morwell station, and opened in 3 stages from 1885 to 1886. The main stops along the line were Hazelwood, Yinnar, Boolarra, Darlimurla and Mirboo North.
It remained in continuous service until the entire line was closed in 1974. It has since been partially converted into the Grand Ridge Rail Trail.[3]
Contents
Line guide
Trestle bridge between Boolarra and Darlimurla
Distances from Southern Cross Station shown.
Mirboo North railway line Legend
Gippsland line at Morwell Station 
SECV Interconnecting Railway (narrow gauge Morwell-Yallourn) 
149.85 km Hazelwood 155.93 km Yinnar 
Mirboo Coal Company Siding 163.62 km Boolarra 170.91 km Darlimurla 
176.58 km Mirboo North Notes
- ^ a b c Fiddian (1997), p. 161.
- ^ Fiddian (1997), p. 172.
- ^ "Grand Ridge Rail Trail - Trail Description". www.railtrails.org.au. http://www.railtrails.org.au/states/trails.php3?action=trail&trail=12. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
References
- Fiddian, M (1997). "Trains, Tracks, Travellers".
- http://www.vrhistory.com/VRMaps/
Further reading
- "Grand Ridge Rail Trail: Railway History". www.grandridgerailtrail.com.au. http://www.grandridgerailtrail.com.au/history.html. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
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Categories:- Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (Australia)
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