Buninyong railway line

Buninyong
Overview
StatusClosed
Service
TypeV/Line passenger service
History
Commenced1888
Opened11 September 1889
Closed2 February 1947 (Eureka to Buninyong)
1 December 1986
Technical
Line length11 km (6.8 mi)

The Buninyong Line (also known as "Bunny Hop Line", or simply "The Bunny") was a Victorian Railways (Australia) branch line, which ran south from Ballarat to the nearby town of Buninyong. The line branched from the main Melbourne – Ballarat railway at Ballarat East station and was 11 km long.[1] The line was opened on 11 September 1889, with traffic commencing the following day.

Passenger services on the line ceased in November 1930, and the section from Eureka to Buninyong was closed on 2 February 1947, leaving only a short branch to Eureka, which closed on 1 December 1986.[2]

  1. ^ Brown, Sid (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
  2. ^ King, Dulcie; Dooley, Noel (1973). The Golden Steam of Ballarat. Kilmore: Lowden Publishing Company. ISBN 0 909706 07 7.