Katanning to Pingrup railway line

Katanning to Pingrup railway line
Overview
Status	Closed
Owner	Government of Western Australia
Locale	Great Southern, Western Australia
Termini	Katanning Pingrup
Service
Operator(s)	Western Australian Government Railways
History
Commenced	1911
Opened	27 October 1923 (1923-10-27)
Section 1 opened	Katanning to Nyabing: 3 April 1912 (1912-04-03)
Section 2 opened	Nyabing to Pingrup: 27 October 1923 (1923-10-27)
Closed	1957
Technical
Line length	95 km (59 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Katanning to Pingrup railway line Main locations 45km 30miles Pingrup 3 Nyabing 2 Katanning 1
Route map Legend Donnybrook–Katanning railway Great Southern Railway 0 Katanning 12 Kibbleup 17 Ewlyamartup 27 Coyrecup 35 Badgebup 43 Kwobrup 54 Moornaming No. 2 Rabbit-proof fence 61 Nyabing 77 Kuringup 83 Chinocup 95 Pingrup This diagram: view talk edit

The Katanning to Pingrup railway line was a state government-owned and WAGR-operated railway line connecting Katanning to Pingrup via Nyabing in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The railway line was 95 kilometres (59 mi) long. At its western end, at Katanning, it connected to the Great Southern Railway. At Katanning, it also connected to the Donnybrook–Katanning railway, which closed in 1982.^[1][2]

The line from Katanning to Nyabing still exists but is not in operation while the line further east, from Nyabing to Pingrup no longer exists, having closed in 1957.