Balranald railway line

Balranald railway line
Overview
Status closed
Locale Riverina, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 36°01′34″S 144°47′27″E / 36.026°S 144.7909°E / -36.026; 144.7909Coordinates: 36°01′34″S 144°47′27″E / 36.026°S 144.7909°E / -36.026; 144.7909
Termini Barnes
Balranald
Stations Wakool, Moulamein
Operation
Opened 26 March 1926 (1926-03-26)
Closed May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12)
Events
Closed beyond Moulamein 1986 (1986)
Closed beyond Caldwell March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)[1]
Technical
Line length 193.53 km (120.25 mi)[2]
Track gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Operating speed 30 km/h (19 mph)[1]
Route map
Legend
km from Melbourne
 455.981 Balranald
 Yangalake
 Impimi
 Moolpa
 Perekerten
 Berambong
 389.078 Moulamein
 372.601 Dhuragoon
 364.655 Niemur
 357.896 Jimaringle
 345.735 Burraboi
 334.691 Wakool
 324.281 Yallakool
 313.797 Caldwell
 304.694 Tantonan
 295.370 Bunnaloo
 287.313 Thyra
 279.175 Womboota
 271.320 Benarca
Deniliquin railway line
to Deniliquin
 262.454 Barnes
Deniliquin railway line
to Echuca and Melbourne
[2]

The Balranald railway line was a Victorian Railways broad gauge line that branched from Barnes on the Deniliquin railway line and ran to Balranald. The building of the line was sanctioned under the Border Railways Act 1922.[3]

The Balranald branch line was opened on 26 March 1926. The section from Moulamein to Balranald was closed in 1986. The bridge across Yanga Creek near Balranald was subsequently demolished to make way for a realignment of the Sturt Highway.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Line Data Moulamein Line". VICSIG. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Balranald Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "NSW Railway Lines Other Than Standard Gauge". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ↑ McNicol, Steve and Woodland, Tony (2010). Bridging the Murray: A Study of the Rail Crossings. Railmac Publications. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-86477-076-6.
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