Mirboo North railway line

Mirboo North railway line, Victoria
Line details
Commenced 1883
Opened

10 April 1885 (Morwell to Boolarra),[1]
8 September 1885 (Boolarra to Darlimurla),[1]

7 January 1886 (Darlimurla to Mirboo North).[1]
Completed 1886
Closed 24 June 1974 (Morwell to Mirboo North) [2]
Fate Track dismantled along entire length, reservation excavated for coal operation between Morwell and Hazlewood, rail trail from Boolarra to Mirboo North.
Length 32.19 km (20 mi)
Stations 5
Tracks Single
Rail transport in Victoria

The Mirboo North railway line was a country branch line, in Victoria, Australia. The Mirboo North line branched from the main Gippsland line at Morwell station, and opened in 3 stages from 1885 to 1886. The main stops along the line were Hazelwood, Yinnar, Boolarra, Darlimurla and Mirboo North.

It remained in continuous service until the entire line was closed in 1974. It has since been partially converted into the Grand Ridge Rail Trail.[3]

Line guide

Trestle bridge between Boolarra and Darlimurla

Distances from Southern Cross Station shown.

Mirboo North railway line
Legend
Gippsland line at Morwell station
SECV Interconnecting Railway (narrow gauge Morwell-Yallourn)
149.85 km Hazelwood
155.93 km Yinnar
Mirboo Coal Company Siding
163.62 km Boolarra
170.91 km Darlimurla
176.58 km Mirboo North

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fiddian (1997), p. 161.
  2. ↑ Fiddian (1997), p. 172.
  3. ↑ "Grand Ridge Rail Trail - Trail Description". www.railtrails.org.au. Retrieved 2008-09-05.

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Further reading