Balmoral railway line

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The Balmoral railway line was a railway line branching off of the Carpolac railway line at . The line was opened in stages beginning from to in 1887 and reaching in 1919 with a link being constructed from Hamilton in stages beginning with Hamilton to in 1915 and finally reaching in 1920.[1][2][3][4]

Balmoral
Overview
Other name(s)Hamilton-East Natimuk

Hamilton-Horsham Horsham-Hamilton

East Natimuk-Hamilton
Statusclosed
OwnerVicTrack
Termini
Hamilton
Connecting linesCarpolac Portland
Stations15
History
Opened1887
Closedin stages from 1951, fully closed by 1988

History[]

The line was opened to connect the city (then town) of Horsham with the town of Hamilton. It was opened in stages from to on 25 August 1887, to on 24 September 1912, Hamilton to on 1 November 1915, to on 17 December 1917, to on 16 June 1919 and finally to on 19 November 1920.

The passenger service between Horsham and Balmoral survived until August 1951 and Hamilton to Balmoral until March 1955. The line from Noradjuha to Hamilton was closed in July 1979 and the East Natimuk to Noradjuha line officially closed in 1986 however had not seen services in a number of years. The Horsham to East Natimuk line remained until 1988 when it was also closed.[2]

Line Guide[]

Branched from the Carpolac railway line at [1][4][5]

Branched from the Portland railway line at Hamilton station

References[]

  1. ^ a b "East Natimuk to Hamilton". www.victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ a b "Balmoral Line". Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ "Balmoral | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ a b Bibliophile (2012-11-14). "Wimmera...way back when: Railways - Balmoral line". Wimmera...way back when. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ "Hamilton". www.vicrailstations.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
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