Girgarre railway line

Girgarre
Overview
StatusFormer train line
Now Girgarre-Stanhope Rail Trail[1]
Owner
LocaleLoddon Mallee (region), Victoria, Australia
Termini
Former connectionsColbinabbin
Stations4 former stations
History
Opened15 May 1917 (1917-05-15)
Completed15 May 1917 (1917-05-15)
Closed12 October 1987 (1987-10-12)
Technical
Line length23.000 km (14.292 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map

km
168.40
Rushworth
169.44
184.08
Karook
189.79
Stanhope
197.20
Girgarre
km

The Girgarre railway line is a closed 23-kilometre (14 mi)[2][3] branch railway line situated in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. Constructed by the Victorian Railways, it branches from the Colbinabbin line at Rushworth station, and runs north from the town of Rushworth to Girgarre. The line was primarily built to serve the livestock and other farm industries as well as providing a general goods and passenger service to townships in the area.

  1. ^ "Girgarre Stanhope Rail Trail – Rail Trails Australia".
  2. ^ Victorian Railways Diagram of Gradients &Curves. Victoria, Australia: Victorian Railways. c. 1927. p. 99.
  3. ^ "VICTORIAN RAILWAYS". Argus. 9 May 1917.