Rushworth railway line
Rushworth |
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Overview |
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Type |
V/Line passenger service |
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Status |
Closed |
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Former connections |
Stanhope line at Rushworth |
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Stations |
7 |
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Operation |
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Commenced |
1 September 1890[1] |
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Opened |
1 September 1890 |
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Completed |
26 August 1914 |
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Closed |
12 October 1987 |
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Technical |
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Line length |
39.288 km (24.412 mi) |
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Number of tracks |
Single track |
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Route map |
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Melbourne-Rushworth rail ticket 1978
The Rushworth line was a short branch line used predominantly for grain traffic which branched off the Goulbourn Valley Line at Murchison East with trains having to reverse when travelling from Melbourne to Colbinabbin. The line like many others closed in the late 1980s.[2]
Rushworth railway line[1] |
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