Mansfield railway line

Mansfield
Overview
StatusFormer train line
Now Great Victorian Rail Trail
Owner
LocaleHume (region), Victoria, Australia
Termini
Connecting linesTocumwal (Seymour line)
Former connectionsAlexandra
Stations
  • 16 former stations
  • 1 former siding
History
Opened16 November 1883 (1883-11-16)
Completed6 October 1891 (1891-10-06)
Closed8 November 1978 (1978-11-08)
Technical
Line length121.042 km (75.212 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Minimum radius300 metres (15 chains)
Highest elevation397 metres (1,302 ft)
Maximum incline1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map

km
90.22
Tallarook
90.43
101.22
Trawool
103.77
Granite
109.69
Kerrisdale
119.55
Homewood
128.35
Yea
133.94
Cheviot
Cheviot tunnel
145.56
Molesworth
149.99
Cathkin
150.25
155.96
Yarck
163.35
Kanumbra
174.88
Merton
184.08
Woodfield
189.79
Bonnie Doon
197.20
Maindample
208.49
Phosphate Coys Siding
211.07
Mansfield
km

The Mansfield railway line is a closed 121-kilometre (75 mi) branch railway line situated in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia. Constructed by the Victorian Railways, it branched from the Seymour line at Tallarook station, and ran east to Mansfield. The line was primarily built to provide a general goods and passenger service to settlements in the area.