Colbinabbin railway line

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Rushworth
Overview
StatusClosed
Former connectionsfrom Rushworth to Colbinabbin & Girgarre
Stations7
History
Opened1 September 1890 to Rushworth
Completed26 August 1914 to Colbinabbin
15 May 1917 to Girgarre[1]
Closed12 October 1987[2]
Technical
Line length39.288 km (24.412 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Route map
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Melbourne to Rushworth, Colbinabbin & Girgarre souvenir rail ticket 1978

The Rushworth line was a short branch line, used predominantly for grain traffic, which branched off the Goulburn Valley Line at Murchison East. It opened in September 1890.[2]

The line was eventually extended to Colbinabbin, opening in August 1914, and a branch from Rushworth to Girgarre opened in May 1917.[1] The line to Girgarre was closed back to Stanhope in 1975,[3] and the remaining sections were closed in October 1987.[4]

Rushworth railway line[2]
Legend
Shepparton line
 at Murchison East Station

References[]

  1. ^ a b Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 287.
  2. ^ a b c "Rushworth". Vicsig. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Girgarre Stanhope Rail Trail - Trail Description". Railtrails Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Colbinabbin Line". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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