Western standard gauge railway line

Western standard gauge railway line
Western standard gauge railway line
Overview
Status	Operational passenger services from Southern Cross to Nhill and Adelaide
Owner	NRC (1995–1998); ARTC (1998–Current);
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Termini	Southern Cross; Serviceton;
Continues as	Adelaide–Wolseley line
Connecting lines	Adelaide–Wolseley; Avoca; Geelong–Ballarat; Dynon-Tottenham; Gheringhap-Maroona; Hopetoun railway line; Newport–Sunshine; North East standard gauge; Portland; Serviceton; Yaapeet;
Stations	7 current stations
Service
Type	Victorian railway line
Services	The Overland; Shared tracks:; Dynon-Tottenham, Newport–Sunshine
Operator(s)	Australian National (1995–1997); NRC (1995–2002); SCT Logistics (1995?-Current); Great Southern Rail (GSR) (1997–2022); CFCLA (1998?-2021); Freight Victoria (1999-2000); Freight Australia (FA) (2000-2004); Pacific National (PN) (2002-Current); Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR) (2003?-Current); Journey Beyond (2019-Current); One Rail Australia (2020-2022); Rail First (2021-Current?); Aurizon (?-Current?); CRT Group (?-2014); Genesee and Wyoming Australia (?-2020); Qube (?-Current?); Sadleirs (?-Current);
History
Commenced	1994
Opened	Southern Cross to Tottenham Yard on 3 January 1962; Tottenham Yard to Wolseley on 23 May 1995;
Completed	23 May 1995
Technical
Line length	531.759 km (330.42 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track: Southern Cross to Tottenham; North Geelong Yard to Moorabool River; Single track: Tottenham to North Geelong Yard; Moorabool River to Wolseley;
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The Western standard gauge railway line is a standard-gauge railway line in western Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1995, it forms part of the Melbourne–Adelaide rail corridor and serves as the principal interstate rail link between Victoria and the western states. The line replaced a number of former broad gauge routes which were gauge converted, and today sees both intrastate and interstate freight traffic, as well as the twice weekly (in each direction) The Overland passenger service. Major towns on the route include Geelong, Ararat, Horsham and Dimboola.