Melba Line

Melba Line
The Melba Line at Rosebery
Overview
StatusOpen
OwnerGovernment of Tasmania
LocaleWest Coast, Tasmania
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)TasRail
History
Opened1 February 1878 (1st stage)
21 December 1900 (in full)
Technical
Line length130 km (81 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (after relaying)
Highest elevation670 m (2,200 ft)
Route map

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Old Surrey Road 
Cascade Road
Metaira Road
Metaira Road
Circular Road
Ridgley Highway
Oonah Road
Tena Road
Ridgley Highway
Sugarloaf Road
Upper Natone Road
Silvermine Road
North Goderich Road
Hellyer River
Bunkers Road
Guildford Road
Wey River
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Waratah Line
to Waratah
Muddy Creek
Clipper Road
Hellyer River
Hellyer Line
to Hellyer Mine
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Huskisson Road
Hatfield
Hatfield River
Suprise Creek
Que River
Que River
Sawmill Creek
Boco
Boco Creek
Pieman Road
Lake Rosebery
Pieman River
Chasm Creek
Rosebery Mine
Primrose 
Baillieu Street
Barker Creek
Max Fitzallen Drive
Nicholas Street
Belstead Street
Rosebery
Chamberlain Creek
Natone Creek
Josephine Creek
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Argent River
Argent River
Melba Creek
Melba Flats
Nevada Creek 
Argent Tunnel
Parting Creek
Little Henty River
Mount Dundas Line
to Mount Dundas
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Zeehan
Strahan Line
to Strahan
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The Melba Line is a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge railway on the West Coast of Tasmania. The line was originally constructed as a private railway line named the Emu Bay Railway and was one of the longest-lasting and most successful private railway companies in Australia. While at present the line travels from Burnie to Melba Flats, it previously ran through to Zeehan carrying minerals and passengers as an essential service for the West Coast community.