Deniliquin railway line

Deniliquin
Overview
Other name(s)
  • Bendigo
  • Echuca
StatusOperational
OwnerVicTrack
LocaleVictoria & New South Wales, Australia
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Services
Operator(s)Passenger: Metro Trains, V/Line
Freight: Pacific National, Qube Holdings, Southern Shorthaul Railroad
History
Commenced1854 (1854)
Completed1876 (1876)
Technical
Line length324.7 km (201.8 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 1 (between Deniliquin and Kyneton)
  • 2 (between Kyneton and Sunshine)
  • 4 (between Sunshine and Southern Cross)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead between Sunbury and Southern Cross
Route map

km0
0.0
Southern Cross
1.7
North Melbourne
3.5
South Kensington
Melbourne Metro tunnel
(under construction)
Maribyrnong River line
4.9
Footscray
6.6
Middle Footscray
7.3
West Footscray
9.1
Tottenham
9.8
White City
12.2
Sunshine
13.7
Albion
16.0
Ginifer
17.8
St Albans
19.5
Keilor Plains
24.3
Watergardens
34.7
Diggers Rest
40.3
Sunbury
41.5
Rupertswood
50.4
Clarkefield
58.9
Riddells Creek
66.2
Gisborne
71.8
Macedon
80.1
Woodend
87.3
Carlsruhe
93.6
Kyneton
96.5
Redesdale Junction
104.2
Malmsbury
Taradale Viaduct
across Back Creek
110.9
Taradale
115.0
Elphinstone
Elphinstone
tunnel
(
385 m
421 yd
)
120.3
Chewton
127.3
Castlemaine
133.0
Harcourt
145.2
Ravenswood
Big Hill tunnel (
390 m
427 yd
)
159.4
Kangaroo Flat
161.8
Golden Square
164.2
Bendigo
169.7
Epsom
175.7
Huntly
182.0
Bagshot
(
closed
1979
)
187.6
Wellsford
191.7
Goornong
200.7
Avonmore
209.7
Elmore
225.5
Rochester
237.3
Strathallan
(
closed
1979
)
252.0
Echuca
freight only arrow for D
254.3
Moama
263.9
Barnes
264.1
Cobb Highway
276.4
Moira
290.9
Mathoura
303.8
Gulpa
309.4
Hill Plain
312.6
Southdown
322.9
rice growers siding
323.0
Mulwala Canal
324.7
Deniliquin
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The Deniliquin railway line (also known as the Bendigo railway line or the Echuca railway line) is a broad-gauge railway line serving north-western Victoria, Australia. The line runs from the New South Wales town of Deniliquin into Bendigo, before turning south-south-east towards Melbourne, terminating in Docklands near the central business district. It is a major trunk line both for passenger and freight trains, with many lines branching off from it.