Kulwin railway line, Victoria
- Kulwin railway line, Victoria
VictorianRailwayLineInfobox
type = Branch
name = Kulwin
yearcommenced =
yearopened = 1883
yearcompleted = 1920
yearclosed =
fate = Freight only line
lengthkm =
stations =
tracks = 1
users = Pacific National, El Zorro
servicepattern = Grain to Wycheproof, Sea Lake
RollingStock =
connections =
formerconnections =
The Kulwin railway line is located in north-western Victoria, Australia. It junctions from the Robinvale line at Korong Vale and only sees usage by freight trains.
History
The line was opened from Korong Vale to Wycheproof in 1883, and extended to Sea Lake in 1893, to Nandaly in 1914, Mittyack in 1919, and Kulwin in 1920.[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 ] Access to the line was originally from the Bendigo line via Bridgewater, until the opening of the Dunolly to Inglewood route to the Mildura line in 1888.The last regular passenger service on the line ran from Bendigo to Sea Lake on May 7, 1977 and was operated by a DERM.[cite journal]
year = 1997
month = March
title = Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960
author = Chris Banger
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)
pages = pages 77–82 ] In April 2008 it was announced that the Korong Vale - Charlton section of the line would be upgraded as part of the Victorian core grain network, in a $23.7 million package with 6 other lines. [cite web
url=http://business.theage.com.au/43m-to-upgrade-rail-freight-lines/20080421-27nl.html
title=$43m to upgrade rail freight lines | theage.com.au
publisher=business.theage.com.au
accessdate=2008-04-27] tations
The list below provides some known stations along the line, not all
*Korong Vale
*Wychitella, Closed
*Buckrabanyule, Demolished
*Barrakee, Closed[Citation] last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List (Filtered by *R.S.) | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]
*Charlton, Closed
*Glenloth
*Wycheproof, Closed
*Culgoa
*Berriwillock, Closed
*Sea Lake, Closed
*Nandaly
*Pier Millan
*Mittyack
*Kulwin, Demolished
References
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