| Cudgewa railway line, Victoria | |
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| Line details | |
| Opened | 10 September 1889 |
| Completed | 5 May 1921 |
| Closed | 22 January 1995 |
| Fate | Rail trail |
| Stations | 8 |
| Rail transport in Victoria | |
The Cudgewa Line is a closed railway line in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. Branching off the main North East railway at Wodonga it ran east to a final terminus at Cudgewa. Most of the line is now the High Country Rail Trail.
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The line was progressively opened between 1889 and 1921. In 1919, the line was used to carry materials for the construction of Hume Weir, and three years later a spur line connecting Ebden to the weir was opened.[1]
Part of the line was converted to dual gauge in 1944 to serve freight depots around Bandiana. In the early 1950s, the volume of Hume Reservoir was increased, with the railway around Tallangatta relocated to avoid the rising waters. Later in the 1960s, Cudgewa became the railhead of materials for the Snowy Mountains Scheme.[1] The line had 1 in 30 grades, with 'flat top' T class T413 becoming the regular diesel locomotive on the line after purchase in 1967, as it was the only locomotive of the class with dynamic brakes.[2]
The last passenger service from Wodonga to Tallangatta ran on September 30, 1961 with a 102hp Walker railmotor.[3] On April 21, 1978, the last regular goods train ran,[1] with closure of the line in 1981, except for the short section to Bandiana. Since 1995, it has been standard gauge track only.[4] The Wodonga-Bandiana section closed on September 1, 2009 as part of the Wodonga Rail Bypass project.[4] The line has now been partly converted into the High Country Rail Trail.
Cudgewa Railway Station
Wabba Railway Station
Beetomba Railway Station
Shelley Railway Station
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Terminus: Wodonga CBD Station Junction: Albury-Wodonga Line |
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Bandiana Station | ||||
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Bonegilla Station | ||||
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Ebden Station | ||||
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Huon Station | ||||
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Lake Hume | ||||
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Bolga Station | ||||
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Tatonga Station | ||||
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(New) Tallangatta Station | ||||
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Huon Station | ||||
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Bullioh Station | ||||
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Darbyshire Station | ||||
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Koetong Station | ||||
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Shelly Station | ||||
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Beetoomba Station | ||||
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Wabba Station | ||||
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Cudgewa Station
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Unstaffed / minor station | ||||
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