Bolangum railway line
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The Bolangum railway line was a railway line branching off of the Serviceton railway line at .[1] The line was opened in stages beginning with to in June of 1887 and eventually reached in July of 1927.[2][3]
Bolangum | |
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Overview | |
Status | closed, track removed |
Owner | VicTrack |
Termini | |
Connecting lines | Serviceton |
Stations | 6 |
History | |
Opened | 1st June 1887 |
Closed | 1983 |
History[]
The line was originally only opened from to Rupanyup in June of 1887 and a daily passenger and goods train was provided sometime after. Discussions soon began on extending the line to Marnoo. Construction to Marnoo finally began in September of 1908 and was soon completed in June of 1909. The line was extended once more from Marnoo to in July of 1927.
by 1940, the daily passenger and goods service had reduced to once weekly and ceased entirely sometime after.
The line was closed from Lubeck to Bolangum on Friday, 28th October 1983[3]
Line Guide[]
Branched from Serviceton railway line at
References[]
- ^ "Lubeck to bolangum line". Railpage. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b Bibliophile (2012-12-12). "Wimmera...way back when: Railways - Bolangum line". Wimmera...way back when. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b c "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Bolangum line goods". www.victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (Australia)
- Railway lines opened in 1887
- Railway lines closed in 1988